I love to travel, try new foods (both simple and "exotic"), ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. Im a big pop culture junkie who isnt afraid to say she loves "In Touch" Magazine! A social marketing expert and psychologist by training who works in the public health field trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
All the world is my television and I like to provide commentary on it.
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What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken? People ask, “What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken?” I love a question that assumes I have an answer. Honestly? I can’t think of a single one. I’ve taken workplace trainings. Some were a glorious three minutes of cybersecurity, […]
What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? Sometimes I wonder what my younger self would think if she could see me now. I think she’d be a little stunned. Maybe ask where the hell we got the money for all this. (Poverty has […]
Doritos is releasing an all-new Lemon Pepper flavor in 2027. Lemon pepper. As in Atlanta’s beloved lemon pepper chicken wings, now apparently preparing to take up residence on a triangular piece of corn. I love trying new chip flavors. Pepperoncini? Yes. Jalapeño? Absolutely. Salt and vinegar? Bring on […]
There is a particular kind of mental irritation that comes from knowing you had a thought. A good thought. A potentially brilliant thought. A thought with legs, wings, and apparently, absolutely no interest in sticking around. You reach for it. Grasp, grasp, grasp. And it’s gone. You know […]
I have a modest proposal for society. Can we please stop punching one another before we’ve even had our morning coffee? Over the last two weeks, my commuter rides have turned into an unintended sociological field study. Twice, I’ve watched arguments erupt in front of me, escalating into […]
I was watching Victim/Suspect, a documentary about people who reported sexual assaults and then found themselves accused of filing false police reports. The police would announce that the alleged victim was being charged with making a false report, as though the mere existence of a charge settled the […]
I love a good trip. I do not necessarily love the process of getting there. Airports, security lines, boarding groups, flight delays, and the general indignity of being treated like a suspicious package do not always inspire wanderlust. So this weekend, I opted for a low-hassle getaway right […]
There are many ways to ruin your day. Forgetting your anniversary. Discovering your favorite show has been canceled. Finding out that the cookies you’ve been saving for a special occasion have mysteriously disappeared. And then there’s confiding in artificial intelligence and having your diary entries forwarded to the […]
What’s the best way to explore a new city? Everyone has their own travel philosophy. Some people take bus tours. Others visit every museum listed in the guidebook. Some plan their itineraries down to the minute, leaving no room for spontaneity or the possibility of accidentally discovering something […]
I have a small obsession with tracking weird crimes. Although weird might be too narrow a definition. Unusual crimes. Bizarre crimes. Crimes that make you stop scrolling and think, Wait. What the actual heck? I don’t necessarily want to solve them. I’m not planning to start a corkboard […]
