Don’t Outsource Your Thoughts
One of the things that’s getting lost in our 24/7 hyper-connected, divided, news-as-cult-of-personality world is the ability to think for ourselves. To think our own thoughts, make our own plans,… Read more »
Tag: news
And The News Is Gone With the Wind
It was the leaves that did me in. Leaves. After years of the news (especially our local news) becoming more and more ridiculous, sensational, and downright bonkers in the never-ending… Read more »
Election Cycle Survival Plan
Note: This piece is for anyone who is facing the prospect of a long, drawn out, and ugly election fight. I don’t care what country you’re in, or which party… Read more »
What I’m Up to This Week: 03/16/18
Man, the last of winter is flying by. We actually got a little snow this week. Snow is rare here even in the dead of winter. Even less so in… Read more »
Weekly News Update 08/11/17 – Cooking Therapy Edition
This isn’t the usual reading and news update. First, because I’ve been doing very little reading this week. I’ve started a new novel, one that’s not part of my Fate… Read more »
Literary Bluffing. Stop It!
Am I the only one who’s noticed that it has now become cooler to “have read” than “to read?” People are eager to jump in on conversations about books and… Read more »
Weekly News Update & Reading List 03/03/17
The library’s slowed down a bit in serving up books this week. Which is good, because I’ve been having trouble keeping up. My reading speed’s gone down since editing fried… Read more »