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 …

GISH 2020 is over and I’ve got that good tired going on. My house is a wreck, and I keep thinking about what to papier-mâché next since all the supplies are all over the place anyway. Everything is sticky and/or crusty, thanks to projects like the cotton candy wig: We’re considering just burning the house …

The insanity that is GISH has always appealed to me, but I’ve never been able to make participating a priority…until this year. This year, with a house full of bored adults and almost-adults, twenty years worth of crafting supplies that I’ve accumulated, a library of neglected cookbooks and other random items, I finally am getting …