Happy New Year and first Monday of the year! Whether recent days were hard or lovely (or, most likely, a mix of both), I’m guessing you might be ready for a fresh start the way I am. There’s just something about a blank slate, a new calendar, a realization that it’s now time to spend six months writing the wrong year and saying, “Oh shoot! I forgot it’s 2026 now!” I love how we’ve recently decided as a society that making New Year’s resolutions isn’t the only way to do January. For quite a...
8 months ago • 4 min read
Hey friend! Happy {belated} Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. It's been pretty low-key in the way of celebration for my family this year, but we did manage to get ourselves to the movie theater Thursday afternoon. You might assume we saw Zootopia 2, but we actually saw a totally different sequel. Wait, is Wicked 2 considered a sequel? Or just a part two? Does that mean all sequels are also part twos? Parts two? Regardless. We saw Wicked 2 and it was something. I say "something," because I...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Have I told you about the zebras? (Side note: I tried to think of a clever subject line using the story I'm about to tell you about zebras in light of the garbage heap our world is determined to be right now. But "If Life Gives You Nazis, Look for Zebras" seemed unlikely to work for you as much as it did amuse me. If I made a bad call here and you'd like to see that on stickers and tshirts, do let me know. TeePublic is one click away...) ANYWAY. Hi, hello, how are you? Okay. Story time....
over 1 year ago • 5 min read
Hey there, friend. Sometimes I wish I hadn't picked pop culture as the thing I write and speak about. Even though I often use pop culture as a lens or gateway to matters of the heart and soul, at times it feels frivolous and not-enough. This week, as the world is once again heavy and scary, is one of those times. Then again, for a lot of us, the world has felt heavy and scary more often than not for quite a long while, and we have learned to somehow function with low-grade (or...
over 4 years ago • 8 min read
Hey there, friend! Happy Friday and Happy [belated] New Year! Like so many people, my family and I had a lovely Christmas—and then immediately got sick with the virus that shall not be named. (I kid. We can name it. It's what I am officially now and forever more calling "stupid freaking covid.") Over 10 days or so, the four of us were varying levels of sick, but thankfully, we've all pretty much recovered. But while I was sick (or taking care of my people who were sick)? I watched a whole lot...
over 4 years ago • 6 min read
