A thought-provoking article, a sexy TV show, and the prettiest earrings

plus tiny candles and an unexpected winter survival tool

It's February! We made it! January felt 100 days long and a year wide. I'm sitting in the car as I type this, shaking off a sense of déjà vu at the feeling of the laptop wedged between the steering wheel and my lap. I spent many hours in this exact position during the pandemic - working out of my car while I waited for Ben to finish his morning "2s" program. That period taught me to write anywhere, in the tiniest slivers of time available, like now, in between checking on Ben's hearing (he had tubes put in last year) and following up on some unusual blood work (related to a tick bite). A younger me would have been impatient and annoyed, but this version of me just feels grateful for a quiet moment to string a few sentences together. We ended the visit with good news: no autoimmune disease, though we'll need some more hearing follow-ups.

What I Read & Watched

I haven't been able to stop thinking about (or talking about) Derek Thompson's article, “The Anti-Social Century” (gift link, upd…