I love you so much for this.

Thank you for saying that, friend. <3

Location: Colorado

I feel so much dread.

I hike a lot around the Front Range, and the woods are so silent compared to when I moved here in 2002. I used to always see chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, magpies, juncos…it was gorgeous. Now I’m lucky to see a couple of birds within a two-hour hike.

It’s a weird, different, quiet world. I miss the birds.

A new Ori game. :/

Oh my god. This was amazing.

Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, friend.

MacKenzie Scott, Bezos’s ex. She’s given more than $14 billion to charity.

I don’t think that guy can feel his teeth.

I wish I had just a bit of whatever he’s on. Holy shit.

My brother (staunch conservative) once paraphrased Churchill to me: “Anyone who is a conservative when they’re young is heartless; anyone who’s a liberal when they’re old is brainless.”

Now that 50 is just over the horizon for me, I say that someone who voted for Donald Trump thinking I’m brainless is a compliment. Also, forgive student debt, give us universal healthcare and a universal basic income, fuck the rich, and come the revolution, may each of you reading this get to throw a Molotov at someone who owns a private jet. 💙

How can there be no trials of the sword?!?

I have seen many cute things. A cat or two in my time. Bunnies. But that may be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.

I dunno, I think Elon leans Chaotic.

Heyoooo

If what you want is weight loss, you don’t need to overcomplicate things—all you need is to eat fewer calories, and if you want to do exercise, do cardio. Sounds like the elliptical is going to be your friend.

Muscle building is great, but I say this as someone who enjoys bodybuilding: If you try to build muscle at the same time as you lose weight, you’re going to be so hungry that it’s going to impede your efforts to eat less. I’m all for folks doing strength training once they’re not as invested in fat loss, though.

Good luck!!

This brings me back. A simpler time.

Whyyyy

I haven’t seen it mentioned, so I’ll say The Last Campfire. Cozy, cute, a bit challenging, and the story was worth it.

This is a good point.

The first thing that came to mind, oddly enough, was Blockbuster refusing to buy Netflix for the equivalent of a rat and a string to swing it with.

This is such a lovely question. Thank you for being you.

I’d say that it would be important to talk positively about the women you know. If you have a female SO, for example, tell him how smart and curious and funny she is. Make a point to be open about the respect you feel for the contributions of your female co-workers. Tell him stories about when girlfriends were clever, and so on.