A long time ago, I planned to be a lawyer. I will always remember the moment I realized it was not for me. I was working as an intern at a legal aid center and the lawyer, noting the book on my desk said, “I haven’t read a novel in decades…” There were a lot […]
In “normal” times, it’s the most wonderful tiiiiiiiiiiiime of the year…for fitness centers. As regular gym-goers know, January is usually a crowded time at the gym where folks with New Years’ Resolutions either return to the gym or start a new membership. Fitness Centers gain new membership around the New Year, but they don’t have […]
Yesterday I wrote about why you should convince your friends and family to switch to an encrypted messaging app such as Signal. Today I am going to cover four common responses I’ve gotten when asking friends and family to make the switch and how to respond. The four common responses are: Fatalism, Fine for me, […]
This past year has been a big one for technology and communication in my household. We celebrated birthdays via Zoom and Google Meet. I restarted an email correspondence with a dear friend where we joked about the old fashion style of letter writing. I even, on occasion, picked up the phone to call someone. And […]
In September 2020, Colby Sharp reminded us that picture books are for all ages. Sharp’s video got me thinking about a mini-project I started on Instagram since beginning social isolation in March 2020. As I read to my kid, I started documenting pages that spoke to me about our lives. Here are some favorites: Clockwise […]
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