January is A Lot

January is A Lot

If you have read this blog for any period of time, you may have seen a theme for this time of year. In December I have the best intentions with gift guides and holiday outfit advice and then by the middle of the month, I am OVER holiday content and pare back on writing, swearing…

Weekend Reads #228

Weekend Reads #228

I’m back! After two Saturdays off Weekend Reads for the holidays I am thrilled to return to sharing all I have consumed with you. Considering during these past two weeks I spent a lot of time off my devices, the link list will be smaller but the what I saw/heard/read will be greater. I want…

Weekend Reads #226

Weekend Reads #226

Weekend Reads ‘Alexa, thank my driver’: Here’s the simple way Amazon customers can show delivery drivers appreciation this holiday season. (Amazon) The White Lotus’s Portia is TV’s best-dressed character. (Harper’s Bazaar) The murky path to becoming a New York Times best seller. (Esquire) We all use phones on the toilet. Just don’t sit more than 10 minutes. (Washington…

Weekend Reads #224

Weekend Reads #224

Weekend Reads Say hello to Viva Magenta, the color no one asked for, coming to a world where no one lives. (New York Times – gift article) Do you really need a new kitchen counter? (The Atlantic) Why America’s railroads refuse to give their workers paid leave. (The Intelligencer) Half of all Americans now die…

Weekend Reads #223

Weekend Reads #223

Weekend Reads Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms. (The Hill) You might go through hell for your post-Ozempic body. (The Cut) Steve Comes Home: How the ‘Blue’s Clues’ host overcame death rumors and depression to return to his beloved TV pup. (Variety) Thousands were released from prison during covid. The results are…

Weekend Reads #222

Weekend Reads #222

Weekend Reads Who is Wes Moore, the first Black governor of Maryland? (The Guardian) Medicare for All is not enough. (The New Republic) How a viral teen app became the center of a sex trafficking hoax. (Washington Post – gift article) And for my local yokels… Bladensburg Peace Cross honoring veterans rededicated yesterday. (Patch) Female…