I spent too long writing Convo 51, reacting to everyone’s reactions to Texas lifting the mask mandate and occupancy restrictions. No surprise here, I’m in favor of freedom in life and nuance in perspective, which isn’t easily captured in a quip. Entertainment The drunk pandy blizzy ep of Sacks and the City podcast is live!…
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Checklist 47
It feels like there’s a new covid cadence, a routine I’ve settled into that dramatically affects my work-life balance. It’s wake up, work, work out (at home or maybe the yoga studio), work, cook dinner, go to sleep, do it again. While it feels like it may be mine alone, whenever I talk about it,…
Checklist 45
Happy Inauguration Day. Appreciating Dr. Mercola’s Perspective on the Covid-19 Vaccine. Entertainment Sacks and the City podcast episode 21 One of the funniest poop stories I have ever heard in my entire life is told on a podcast I love but don’t listen to regularly, U Up? Podcast (~min 35). They also interview James Lafferty, my…
Checklist 44
O rly? Lockdowns are scientifically ineffective. And have disastrous economic ramifications. There are all sorts of things to care about right now. One that feels “smaller” in significance compared to, well, anything else in our dumpster fire country is Austin’s banned camping ban (double negative: homeless or really any people can currently camp wherever they…
Checklist 43
It seems weird to publish this scheduled post now, as we watch an unprecedented event take place at the Capitol. But perhaps there isn’t a more poignant time to suggest that you read this awesome analysis of why “Being Woke” is as divisive as racism itself. “We live different lives, we have different views. It’s…
Checklist 42
The last list of 2020. Abbott vs Adler. Rain vs hot pool. Mask-erade vs masquerade. It’s new year’s eve eve; there’s almost just one last night of 2020… Entertainment Sacks and the City podcast episode 18 is our longest at 54 minutes, but it’s really like eavesdropping (with permission) on a long conversation between friends.…
Checklist 40
As the vaccine rolls out, I’ve had friends in the medical profession react across the spectrum: immediately receiving it; or sharing content about why they won’t be doing so. I want to leave some research here: Death rates remain consistent year over year … where did the seasonal flu go? Side effects of the vaccines…
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37 weeks?? How is that for real, and how is much of the country/globe going back into lockdown? We’re headed for a Thanksgiving quarantine family getaway in Galveston, which isn’t all that exciting except that it isn’t here. And a beach is a beach, right? Entertainment Planning on finishing Sin in the Second City, which…