I don’t even remember when I last wrote something, but I think it was probably in the middle of Fire Season, which is a thing now. Several catastrophic wildfires, choking, smoky air and spiking anxiety over possible evacuations in a pandemic mostly amounted to a bunch of sleepless nights and jittery days, nails bitten to …

My desk is a cluttered mess right now, full of paper scraps with scribbled notes, several pairs of earbuds, a stack of stationary and letters to answer, and about five different yarn projects in various states of doneness. Oh, and somewhere under all that is a book on decluttering. I know. Last night was a …

A week and a half ago, California had a night of incredible lightning storms. These lightning storms resulted in massive, destructive wildfires across the state, but before that became apparent, there were a bunch of us, staring out the windows, clutching our smartphones, hoping to grab a few bolts for the ‘gram. I’ll admit that …

I’ve always worked full-time from home, and mercifully, for most of my career, video chat wasn’t an expected mode of work meetings. I mean, sure, on rare occasions, we’d cram into a camera equipped meeting room in Silicon Valley, and the other team would cram into a camera equipped meeting room in New York, and …

I crawled out of bed this morning to silence our canine rooster, and noticed that the foggy mornings we always get in August are here. I let the dogs out of their crates, and made coffee, and stared at my phone a bit, looking for some good news. I shared a funny meme about cats …