Mini Me

I have been intrigued by the idea that Jo Piazza, the host of the podcast Under the Influence, is proposing to have a Woman’s Day Off the Internet on September 12th. Inspired by the women’s strike in Iceland (BBC), Piazza believes that if all women avoid social media for just one day, it would be…

Weekend Reads for October 21 Don’t panic about the study suggesting an increased risk of dementia with MHT. (Dr. Jen Gunter’s The Vajenda) Is this good enough? (Medium) Getting the news has never been more complicated. (Dame) A mysterious 4,000-year-old slab may be a treasure map that could point the way to long-lost Bronze Age…

Wow, this felt like a true “blogger week”. Some weeks I feel like I’m still at my job, just working from home.  I spend all day in front of the computer or else on conference calls.  But some weeks, there are a lot of varying things, things I never would have been able to do…

Weekend Reads Here’s each state’s ‘walk-up song’ for the DNC’s ceremonial roll call. (NBC Chicago) Speaking of which, here is the DNC 2024 Roll Call playlist on Spotify. (Spotify) To save the world, my mother abandoned me. (The Atlantic – gift link) You’re doomscrolling because you’re bored, but you’re bored because your scrolling through so…