Some words: The 53rd Wednesday of 2025 was actually considered the first week of 2026. I started Week 1 the next week, so I’ve been ‘off’ the official week number by one. I’m correcting it today.
How I Accidentally Got Into Art History
Back in the fall, the cozy cohort of YouTubers and TikTokers I follow were all atwitter about something called a “Personal Curriculum,” which is essentially creating your own courses of study to make yourself a more well-rounded person. I nodded…
Friday 5: Someone else’s questions
Happy Friday! Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day (not my favorite but I wouldn’t turn down a slice) and National Student Nurse Day (in this house, we love healthcare providers). It’s also the Friday before Mother’s Day and it’s…
Except
For my entire life, I have been against the death penalty. Murder is wrong. Period. Even if (insert ghoulish crime here)? Yes, even then. A life sentence without parole is acceptable to me. Except. The murderer of seven-year-old Athena Strand…
Wordless Wednesday 2026: Week 19
This is what six and a half pounds of Poly-fil looks like
On Friday, I stupidly purchased a six-and-a-half-pound box of Poly-fil to stuff three sofa cushions because I am a terrible judge of volume. I had just finishing cramming the seat cushions back into their newly laundered covers (quite a feat…
