Weekend Reads for March 8, 2025 For years, I practised medicine with cool certainty, comfortable with life-and-death decisions. Then, one day, I couldn’t. (Aeon) From Chaucer to Playboy: The evolution of the bush. (Bustle) Target CEO: Expect price increases in the next couple days because of tariffs. (CNN) After a not-so-awesome experience with my Quince…
Weekend Reads was written on Tuesday (with a quick check Friday morning), as I have spent the rest of the week as an election judge in my county. Our county’s executive was Angela Alsobrooks, and now that she’s a Senator, we are having a special election for her replacement. I was tapped for early voting…
What is the National Economic Blackout Day? Tomorrow, February 28th, is the first of what I expect to be many economic blackouts. For one day, let us go without spending any money or using banks. The key to a successful boycott is press. Boycotting and economic blackouts gain power with each mention in the news,…
I’ve tried Quince bedding, towels, kitchen tools, and more and want to share my honest thoughts to help you be an informed consumer.
What are you doing next Friday, February 28th? I hope it doesn’t include spending money. If it does, see if there are any ways to do that spending the day before or after. An economic blackout is scheduled, with no shopping, no pumping gas, and no spending any money except when necessary, and then only…
Monday, February 17 will be a National Day of Protest with gatherings across the country at noon your time. I share all the details on this event and additional ways to protest and get involved.
This post was originally written in December 2016 in preparation for the first Women’s March which took place in winter. Since then, we as citizens of the United States have had several reasons to continue marching and protesting. I have since updated this post to be a valuable resource for anyone who is attending a…
Weekend Reads for Saturday, February 8 Don’t believe him. (New York Times – gift link) Conversations with women (over 40): Miranda July, 50. (The Shift with Sam Baker) The 2025 Met Gala Has a Dress Code—and It’s Personal. (Vogue) The Book of Denzel. (Esquire) Congrats to my friend Dani Sauter on her collaboration with size-inclusive…
Rabbit rabbit. Weekend Reads for 2/1: art, music, books, style inspo, interesting articles, and opinions