CANCEL I started playing Lumosity regularly again a few months ago. I had played it for a few months in late 2016/early 2017, because I felt a strong need to keep my brain engaged. Living with a person who has dementia, as was the case for us at the time, rapidly makes you worried about […]
Geniuses, a better toilet in space and more
I usually write my “favorite stories from last month” wrapup on the first Sunday of each month, but last week I felt compelled to write about voting and common decency. Now that we at least have results from the election, it’s back to regularly scheduled programming with my favorite SmartBrief stories from October. BoardSource I […]
Voting and common decency
VOTE I attended Souls to the Polls here in Tallahassee today. I’ve never been to a Souls to the Polls before, and I’m sorry that’s the case. But they’re on my radar now! Obviously with only one under my belt, I’m not an expert, but the most basic idea is to encourage church congregants to […]
A tribute to my first boss
My first boss, Tommy Spires, died October 19 after contracting COVID-19. He hired me to be a cashier at Spires IGA grocery store in my hometown of Lake Butler, Fla., when I was 16. I’ve said multiple times in all kinds of conversations, “I think about my first job — at Spires IGA — almost […]
5 reasons for joy amid the madness
This pandemic, with its undefined end and the constant worries about health, is a constant drain in many ways. Kat Bouska asked us to share five things that are bringing us joy right now, and that’s a good idea. Here are mine: Wedding planning with my daughter Tenley is getting married next May, so we […]
6 letters and a slash mark at midnight
It is becoming more common for people to add the pronouns by which they want to be addressed to their email signatures and other identifiers at work. I did this about six weeks ago. Here’s one explanation via Culture Amp of why people add their pronouns to their email signatures (among other places): If a […]