The dumpster fire that is our country has me spending more time thinking about self-care. How can I care for myself so I don’t burn out or blow up? What do you do? I’m going to try limiting my exposure…
News explanations
I feel like I need a news break. I do that periodically to stay sane. There’s so much happening right now that I don’t feel I can take such a break. It’s frustrating. My anxiety level is pretty high, though.…
Defending democracy
Two excellent articles about things we should all be doing: Democracy Playbook 2025: 7 Pillars to Defend Democracy in 2025 and Beyond The article expands on why to defend each pillar and how to do it. Protect elections Defend rule…
Happy Sunday
For about six weeks, I’ve spent Sunday mornings participating in a video gathering for an hour or two. A friend started it to build and maintain personal connections. I look forward to it each week and always learn something. Today,…
He fixed it!
Rick and I had a productive day, though we didn’t accomplish one thing I needed to do. That was dependent on another person, and he let us down. We started by going to the Artist Alley event at Giga-Bites Café.…
TV on Friday night
We’ve had SUCH an exciting Friday night of pizza and Black Doves on Netflix. Yep, I can feel us getting older all the time. But then, I’ve been awake since 2:30 am. That entitles me to a lovely, comfy evening…
It was a very Monday Thursday
I had three straight hours of meetings today. That simply should not happen. I didn’t schedule any of them. Two hours of them were three standard meetings that happen on regular cadences. Thankfully, they don’t often fall on the same…
It’s Wednesday already?
It feels earlier, but I did (mostly) miss work yesterday. Seven years ago today, I checked myself into a partial hospitalization program (PHP) at a psychiatric hospital. With the PHP program I did, you stay in your own home but…
Challenger anniversary
39 years ago today, the crew of the Challenger died in a fiery explosion 73 seconds after liftoff. I was in the warehouse at work when a field engineer told me the shuttle had exploded. I thought it was a…
Evidence explaining post-exertional malaise in long COVID
In other pieces, doctors and researchers have stated that long COVID is indistinguishable from chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). One of the hallmarks of both conditions is post-exertional malaise or exhaustion, which is all out of proportion to the amount of…