Here is a rule to remember in the future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not 'This is misfortune,' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.' - Meditations

This is Daisy and Luna. Daisy doesn’t like car rides so Luna comforts her until they both fall asleep. Extremely heartwarming. 13/10 for both

Tonight, I'm grateful for all the things in my day that made me smile without even trying: My coworker, who has a talent for adding levity to even the heaviest situations. The nice older man who made homemade soup this afternoon and shared it with me. My prayer group. My sweet dog. I'm so grateful.

I just stumbled across a list of free online history mini-courses, offered by Harvard. I already see a few that I'd like to try. pll.harvard.edu/subject/hist...

You must watch this perfect little 90s time capsule. ❤️

Homeless writers get an empowering platform in North Carolina A 2025 ordinance passed by the Asheville City Council extending restrictions on panhandling was the spark that led poet and essayist Leslee Johnson to give a voice to the creativity of homeless writers. www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives...

This week alone, my dog has protected me from: 1. Loud wind outside our windows during a storm. In fairness: the wind was, in fact, howling. My dog growled until it stopped. 2. A fly. It was dying on the windowsill. Doggo stood guard, staring at it menacingly until it ceased buzzing. Good boy. ❤️🐾

I took the Meyers-Briggs assessment today, for (I think) the fourth time in my life. My type has changed from ISFJ to ISTJ. More simply stated, the results say that I'm more likely to choose processes (T) over people (F). Is this true about me? Well, it depends.

I've managed to catch a mild flu bug. Here's hoping for a quick recovery. 😫🤧🤒

Poverty is not an identity; rather, it is a condition that people experience. It is not who they are; it is a reality they endure. It can be easy to forget that. –Alvin Sanders (Redemptive Poverty Work, 2026)

Necessity is the mother of invention. 👍🏾 youtu.be/c-QNFxkWktY?...

An ice cream shop in my neighborhood has concocted a beer flavored ice cream. While I don't personally care for the flavor of beer, I do find the idea imaginative and pretty impressive.

In Other News: I'm competing with my dog for space on the bed. He will definitely win today's sleeping area contest. Always does. ❤️🐾

Today was the most tiresome Monday in recent memory. I arrived at work at around 9:30, was intellectually exhausted by 3 and left at 4-ish because I couldn't get my brain's engine running again. Fortunately, I'm getting ready for a nap. I'll tackle tomorrow head-on with plenty of energy. 👍🏾

We're expecting temperatures in the low to mid-90s this week. Ready or not, summer is on the way. 🥵

I came across this graphic tonight while exploring general examples of data visualization. It really puts things into perspective.

We haven't had a good thunderstorm in a while. I could go for one of those.

I put in my earbuds and turned on some white noise to block out the raucus street festival outside my window and all I can say is WOW!!! So peaceful. I'd never listended to white noise in my headphones before. I think I will do it more often.

Me: The older I get, the lower my tolerance for other people's dumb-assery. In fact, I can't deal with any more foolishness. The Universe: Here’s another metric ton of other people's dumb-assery. Enjoy!

“The opposite of love is not hate; it's indifference." --Elie Wiesel

Today is one of those days that is ending with a giant thud. Boy, I'm so glad to be in the solitude of my itty-bitty apartment cuddled up with my itty-bitty dog.

Aaaaaand the eggs are expired. The bananas will languish an additional day until I can get to the store.

I have around 8 overly ripened bananas in my kitchen, which means that it's time to attempt a homemade banana bread loaf. Wish me luck! 🍌 🍞 🔥🚒

Y'all, today I realized: Extroverts celebrate lengthy get-togethers by scheduling ADDITIONAL get-togethers... Sometimes on the SAME DAY. They're just out here daisy-chaining high energy events. I'm utterly depleted and would give anything for some solitude, but they're just getting started.

I'm attending a lunch gathering with friends tomorrow, which will require a pretty long commute. So, I'll have to get up fairly early-- one of my least favorite things to do on a Saturday. 🎉 The friends, I like. 🎉 The food, I like. ⏰️ The alarm blaring at me on a Saturday? Nope. I do not like.

Yes, AI's bad qualities are legion-- but it has never responded to a recipe request by making me scroll through a seemingly endless 2500-word article about nothing. AI just spits out the ingredients and instructions. The way the world should be.

"You cannot build a holy land on the graves of other people's children." --------- I saw a bumper sticker that said this today and was immediately stunned. Amen, amen and amen.

My absolute favorite artist. May he continue to rest in eternal peace. 💜💜💜

It's spring break which means our neighborhood teenagers are outside making late-night noise. Old-ish, tired and cranky-- all I can think is that with all this racket, they'd better be either solving crimes or searching for Carmen Sandiego.

This is my new favorite thing. youtube.com/watch?v=cLLr...

I took my dog for a long walk on a local nature trail. Something prompted me to take out my ear buds, and when I did, I heard the nearby waterfall and the birds and the wind in the trees. The park's natural music was so moving that I may make it a habit to leave my headphones at home from now on.

After an extremely challenging day, I'm finally right where I wanna be: In bed cuddling with my dog. 🐾❤️🐾

#Artemis crew to Mission Control, after seeing and attempting to describe the eclipse: "And if you could give me about 20 new superlatives in the mission summary tomorrow, that'll help my vocabulary out a bit. Thank you."

This is too good. I hope this horse received a huge serving of the world's greatest cake.

A four-day weekend is loading and I've already made my ridiculously long to-do list. Operation "Do All The Things By Wednesday" is underway!

This is proof that sometimes you never know how good things can get, and even then, they can sometimes get even better. 13/10 for all (TT: matiastapia2409)

This put a smile on my face. youtube.com/watch?v=Xu4K...

The In Living Color Effect | @geoffrbennett.bsky.social How a radical sketch-comedy show helped usher in the cultural boom of Black comedy in the 1990s www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

Yesterday: 84° Today: Snow is falling. What a world, what a world.

Today's weather is fantastic. I took my dog for a long, lovely walk a little while ago and truly enjoyed the sunshine, breezes and intermittently shady areas. Such a great preview of the spring season to come.

I finally finished a major, lingering project tonight. I'm gonna sleep very well now that it's off my desk.

My dog has decided to sleep in a really awkward position on my lap, but I don't dare wake him. We'll just remain pretzeled together until he decides to turn over. 👩🏾‍🦱➕️🐕=🥨

I'm perusing air fryer recipes on Youtube. If you have any favorites, feel free to toss them my way.

Been up all night. Yay, insomnia. 🤦🏾‍♀️

What a tiring day. Even my voice is exhausted. One amazing nap, coming right up.

Went on my first dinghy ride of the year yesterday now that the ice in the channel is finally melting. Still can't quite get past Market Docks, but the channel is thawed up until there (with some large chunks breaking off and floating freely). #boatlife #liveaboard

Here's what I know: Thanks to the Internet, we are all more connected than ever, while also being more starved than ever for genuine connection. So there's that.

Here's the mind-blowing story of an AI chatbot that went rogue, leading a woman to believe that it could somehow predict a time and place for meeting her soul mate. When she confronted the bot, it adopted a cruel and dismissive tone. Just terrifying. www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...

PBS has produced a must-watch segment for anyone interested in learning about the multilayered cultural and political symbolism in Bad Bunny's historic halftime show: youtu.be/zmP601v497Y?...