I saw a social media post the other day that said something along the lines of:They’re not obstacles, they’re opportunities. It sounds good, doesn’t it? In theory, at least. I mean, it is empowering and motivational. LIke. You could probably tape this to your bathroom mirror and say it out loud every morning. (I’ve seen […]

I love art. I am especially drawn to paintings. I could spend a lot of time in nearly any art museum. I know this because I’ve spent a lot of time in art museums. The thing about a painting is that it comes with a story. Maybe not outright. But it has a lot of

Some words are older than others. For instance, “thou” is a really old word. And then “rizz” is a word that was just added to our language a year ago. But sometimes, language can throw off our sense of time. We may think we know a word, but do we? Language has a habit of

Octopuses are extra smart, I’ll tell you. Most people don’t really like them very much because they look “strange” by human standards. But really? They are way cool. They are extra wonderful if you ask me. So today, I’m bringing it home for the octopus. First of all, as I mentioned, they’re incredibly intelligent. In

I’ve only been to San Francisco, CA, one time. For an entire week. We had a great time there, but it is hard to be a tourist without noticing the most iconic presence of Alcatraz. Alcatraz Island sits in the San Francisco Bay, and it is about 1.25 miles from shore. Most people don’t know

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What Did We Talk About? By Linda Stowe What did we talk about before Donald Trump? There must have been something—the Kardashians, maybe? For years now, our daily habit has been to wake up and read the latest outrageous Trump bleat, as podcaster and former Republican operative Tim Miller memorably calls Trump’s social media posts.There

Inherently Biased By Linda Stowe I used to follow half a dozen podcasters who did nothing except talk about political news. For far too long I was under the impression that they were journalists offering in-depth reporting. I thought this because they seemed to have their fingers on the pulse of what was happening. But