Poppets! Yesterday was Yom Kippur and I did my best to stay off of social media and/or news sites. If you were observing, I hope you had an easy fast and that you used the day for introspection and meditation. It’s interesting: in a very secular city like SF, forcing…

I’ve started spending time in a coworking space in the Ferry Building recommended by Friend of the Missive Tre recently, because as much as I adore the freedom and flexibility working from home affords me, I am acutely aware of my need to be amongst humans when tackling tasks, even…

Darlings! Quick one for ya today — this week is TechCrunch Disrupt so I’m doing my best to cheer on Friend of the Missive Alex W. as he hosts stages and records podcasts. …

It’s a big week for long reads, so this edition of Reading List is going to be much more List, much less commentary, lest I take up precious reading time. But first, this headline at the top of Memeorandum this morning made me LOL: Trump says it’s ‘very unlikely’ he’d…

Sweethearts, how are we this morning? I’m here to report that I still have not killed my Audrey ficus plant, which was my first foray into “plants that will toy with your emotions and destroy your spirit”. And though her leaves are curling — which, I guess, is a sign…

Good morning, darlings! Let’s get straight into the internet, shall we? The rightwing attempts to dismantle no-fault divorce should send chills down your spine — The Right’s War on Divorce — and Its Costs’ (Mother Jones) Because “the reality is that dismantling the ability to easily divorce a partner is…

Lovely humans! It’s the Friday of a short week and I’m already on my first cold brew of the day, so you KNOW it’s going to be a wild one. So before we get reading, seriously please please please go watch Medhi Hasan’s masterful interview of GOP nominee and dude…

Poppets! How are you? How are your first few days of September treating you? I spent the holiday weekend flying out to JFK and driving to CT for a magical wedding, so I really can’t complain. …

Good morning, poppets! We’re on the cusp of a long weekend and I am so ready to sleep in, eat carbs and hang out with my dog. Since tomorrow is a part of the extra-long weekend, here’s some stuff to fill your kindle with, with a wee caveat. While I…