Life skill: giving yourself a goddamn break

It's really hard times for a lot of folks, and my family is no exception. So it was really great to speak to two different family members yesterday and hear a theme I really, really like: leveling up on taking care of yourself. Most specifically? Giving yourself a goddamn break. We were talking about grief,…

End of an eon (2021)

Edit: I completely skipped everything having to do with the protests, racism, ableism, trans- and homophobia, continuing political issues, and the shooting of unarmed black men and women. It's not an oversight; being a white person, I'd much rather you listen to better educated, more invested folks on these matters. It'd be nice if I…

This artist will make you happy (<– intentional clickbait!)

GUYS MY FRIEND MADE A THING! Seriously, go take a look. She's a talented, award-winning author, artist, fiber artist, AND database administrator. How can you NOT love this woman? Go check out here Patreon overview, and the kind of things you can expect at each patreon level.  

You have computer files you want to keep, so read on

Last night, my data professional, security conscious husband got a trojan virus on his computer that permanently encrypted (locked) all his files away from him. This particular trojan (called CryptoWall) demands hundreds of dollars to unlock the files again. We may end up paying. I wrote a more technical blog about this over on my…

Should I?

A friend of mine is considering coming out to the public, online. This particular email caught me during an emotionally charged week. Here is my answer to the question, "Should I?" I'm starting to re-realize that the entire fucking grownup world is entirely made up. That's everything from money to commercialism, to social boundaries and…

Four Hour Body slow carb, 2012 version

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm not a doctor, dietician, or anything official. This is just a journal...it is NOT an advice column! If you're interested in supplements, read "The Four Hour Body" by Tim Ferriss, and talk to your doctor. Earlier this week Sean bought me some diet supplements from GNC. I didn't like the look of…

Nerds Supporting Nerds

My friend Julie - author, artist, fiber artist, chicken lover, mother, and a zilliondy other things - has gotten some major-awesome-superdoubleplusgood press this week, in the form of a "recommends" on the Nerdist blog. HUZZAHS ARE IN ORDER! Here is the relevant portion of the blog: Lastly, we have an author! Julie Cox sent me a…