Happy Juneteenth everyone! I hate that it’s taken us so long to acknowledge this day as a society, but I’m glad we finally are. Kudos to my company for giving us the day off to reflect. I went for a much-needed run this morning. Running offers such good reflection time for me. Quote of the — Read More
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Weekly Roundup: June 12
**Apologies to subscribers for not receiving my last few posts via email. It’s been fixed** It’s been another emotional week. I had a good cry this morning. The pandemic, the protests… there are so many things right now. And my cat ran away. Quote of the week:“Most people resist change, even when it promises to — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 5
This has been one of the most troubling weeks in recent times (and that’s saying a lot considering we are in the midst of a global pandemic). Quote of the week:“White people need to do a lot of introspective work to understand the ways in which they personally contribute to, benefit from and tolerate white — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 29
Last Friday in May. My family is still quarantining, though the world around us seems to be reopening (for economic reasons; the statistics, at least in our area, do not show any actual slowing of the virus). Strange times, folks. Quote of the week:“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 15, 2020
Welcome to my first Weekly Roundup, where I review the things grabbing my attention. Quote of the week:“We can’t be grateful all the time. Gratitude is deeply important and healing, but this is a time where we also have to make room for complaints. There’s a reason we have ten words for ‘complaining’ in Yiddish. — Read More