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  • Gratitude August 2022

    Gratitude August 2022

    Speaking Brazilian I have been studying Brazilian Portuguese for over 2.5 years now, but until a few months ago I was mostly using apps and self-study via conversations, podcasts, and a few movies. I discovered Virginia Langhammer while cruising YouTube and appreciated all the free instruction and materials she was offering for beginners; so I Read more

  • Gratitude May 2022

    Gratitude May 2022

    I don’t think I have done one of these in a while. Long overdue! Marc Rebillet with Reggie Watts & (THE QUEEN) Erykah Badu Every once in a while the algo gods smile on you and deliver something to you that you would’ve never found yourself. I had no idea who Marc Rebillet was a Read more

  • Weird Travel Essentials

    Weird Travel Essentials

    Now that the world is a bit more open, I am getting my wings back and trying to figure out how to pack to go places again. I’ve taken a few trips over the last few months and realized I have a few things I always have to take to make myself comfortable in a Read more

  • Building Laterally: Visions of Mutual Power

    Building Laterally: Visions of Mutual Power

    On 19 January 2022, I joined Njera Keith of 400 + 1 and Liz Barry of Public Lab in conversation with Rayya El Zein of the Digital Infrastructure Incubator of Code for Science & Society in “Visions of Mutual Power”, a wide-ranging and illuminating conversation about radical visions for building and holding power. Read more

  • Gratitude – November 2021

    Gratitude – November 2021

    A great many lovely things happened in my birthday month. Here are some of the best. Love Life Season 2 I totally enjoyed season 1 of Love Life on HBO, so I was really happy when I saw that it returned this year with William Jackson Harper (of The Good Place!) as its star. It Read more

  • The Many Moves of a Manager

    The Many Moves of a Manager

    Dear Reader, I certainly don’t need to tell you the myriad ways this pandemic has rocked the foundations of all the things. I don’t need to tell you how it has changed school and work and families. You’ve read all the articles about it. However, something I have not heard as much mention about over Read more