The Spider and Me
A spider is making her home in the skylight of my bathroom. Up high, where I can’t reach. I am terrified of spiders, but also, I don’t like to kill…
Read moreTwitter Memories
Things are changing at Twitter. Twitter reminds me of my high school days. Those days when I made friends easily, friends so close they felt like family. I look back…
Read moreLearning to live with my feelings
I am learning to live with my feelings. I am learning to stop and acknowledge that I am having a feeling rather than quickly trying to distract myself. My usual…
Read moreDoomscrolling is not a healthy coping method
“Doomscrolling and doomsurfing are terms referring to the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing. Many people are finding themselves reading…
Read moreDisappointed
People are asking me my thoughts about Roe v. Wade. My first inclination is to turn off the news, go off-the-grid and just look the other way. I can do…
Read moreSocial Media 101 – the basics
I have been toying with the idea of teaching a Social Media 101 workshop for small business owners and nonprofit leaders. I’m still noodling the logistics of it. In the…
Read moreThe only person you can change is yourself
When I log on to social media I often see people trying to tell other people what to do. “You should believe this.” “You should donate to this.” ”You should…
Read moreMagical Moments
Today I had the opportunity to connect with someone IRL who I have only known online for years. We aren’t even 100% sure how we met but we think it…
Read moreLet’s talk about e-bikes
I have an e-bike. I am beyond grateful to my wife who encouraged me to buy one during the early days of the COVID lockdown. I occasionally hear snarky comments…
Read moreWrite like nobody is reading
Write like nobody is reading. When I started this #blogaday for 10 days thing I didn’t expect anyone to actually read it. My plan was to just ramble nonsense but…
Read more