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Did you know that Merriam-Webster is unveiling its "word of the year" for 2023? I do because I heard it on NPR. I listen to ‘NPR News Now’ every morning, standing in my kitchen, while sipping coffee. And that is how I learned that Merriam-Webster has a bunch of data crunchers who research the most… Continue reading Authentically, the Word.

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving has crept up again. It’s amazing. I’m loathe to do the whole “time is flying” nonsense, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge how swiftly time has passed. It feels like the summer was just here and before that, the holidays. Anyway, here we are and so, comes my… Continue reading A Gratitude Listicle.

I recently read a New York Times article, “Lauren Boebert Wants ‘Mercy.’ Some Republicans Want an Alternative.”  I had so many thoughts before I even opened the article. Sadly, I’ve found the NYT to be somewhat unreliable as of late. There seems to be an implicit bias in a good number of their articles, whether op-ed or… Continue reading A B in My Bonnet.

I got stuck in a social media hole last night. My mind was restless and even though I’ve sort of sworn it off, I did find myself pre-slumber doom scrolling. I somehow landed on an influencer’s video who was offering an apology for misinformed statements she made in connection with the Hamas-Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Before you… Continue reading The Power of Words.

You know the seven words that strike the greatest fear and pain in my marshmallow heart (well nine, if we are getting technical)? These: I don’t know what you’re talking about. I think we’ve discussed this topic before, but I am hoping to come at this whole deal from a slightly different perspective. Truthfully, I… Continue reading Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About.

I had a cocktail with a friend the other night. Not a new friend, but also, not an old friend. Something in the middle. We work together. While we were chatting, she told me that she was intimidated by me before she got to know me better. My first reaction was to giggle, and then,… Continue reading The Intimidation Factor.

I’ve been a bit MIA. That’s the truth. I know it. It’s happened before, with good reason. Or anyway, with my reasons. And, I have my reasons. On one hand, I’ve been having fun. That’s not to say that my fun can’t include writing, because it usually does, but in this case, I’ve been running… Continue reading The Inhumanity of Humanity.

If you keep getting so upset, I’m not going to take you to the airport anymore, she says. I’m staring straight through the windshield but I imagine gentle creases in the corners of her clear blue eyes as she says this to me. Very funny, I say, barking out something between a laugh and a… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Sus.

I recently went on a solo hiking trip in Canada. You know this if you read my blog because I’ve already shared this tidbit. Ninety-two miles across glorious landscape. If you’ve traveled alone or eaten out alone or done anything alone, or perhaps, have a resistant and unwilling partner/friend/roommate, you may have also mastered the… Continue reading Post. The. Photo.

I had determined that I wasn’t going to embark on any long hikes the day I drove from Jasper to Lake Louise. I had already put quite a few miles on my little legs, and I was thinking that a rest might not be such a bad idea. I would do a few miles around… Continue reading Don’t Pass On Wilcox.