Personal
Help for Ukraine
I am having trouble focusing on work or normal life tasks even though the conflict is on the other side of the world.
Cathi Harris
Writing (Links)
Tucker Observer: 'Cash is King'
This shortage is an ongoing national problem, driving up housing costs for both buyers and renters across the country.
Work
What are your favorite work apps?
Otter.ai and Cube ACR Pro make my life much easier.
Writing (Links)
Decatur's affordable housing dilemma
I have an update on Decaturish this week about the city's stalled cottage court development.
Personal
Waiting for spring
Someone said on Twitter that 2021 really came in with that "hold my beer" energy and they were not wrong.
Reading
My (not very) Bookish 2020
For those of you out there who are wondering how I could not manage just two books a month when everything closed down and we were all "stuck at home."
Personal
Silent screaming into the void
I started regularly blogging again as a way to deal with my anxiety over the pandemic. I have always processed my thoughts best through writing. And, I wanted to keep a record of what life was like during this time.
Personal
Close-range parenting
We set up my son's desk in the dining room. In August, this will again be "school" for him, though right now it is the scene of too many Roblox marathons.
Personal
'The way forward is to not look back'
A few days later we learned that Georgia set a daily record for new cases of COVID-19.
Writing (Links)
Please stop sharing garbage on Facebook
Let's talk about real fake news. Not Donald Trump's fake news (a.k.a. news he doesn't like), but the fake news that is fiction--often crafted with malicious intent--disguised as fact.
Writing (Links)
Endangered history in DeKalb
Many black communities in DeKalb--some whose existence predates the county itself--are starting to take action to preserve historic places and knowledge that have gone unnoticed and neglected over time.