Stephanie TrumbleinAge of Empathy·Mar 14Member-only“You Have a Tick Where?”How to Become an Overnight Freak of Nature — Just before Christmas, I used the movie Stand by Me in class with my seniors as the culmination of our unit on “coming of age” literature. There’s an iconic moment in the movie, one that everybody talks about years later. No, not the Barf-O-rama (though that scene is a national…Just For Fun4 min readJust For Fun4 min read
NancyOinBJ’s This or That — The Gathering Table·Mar 13Member-onlyWhat Do You Choose? Flamingo or Gnome? Join the Spring Fling FunBJ’s ToT Spring Fling is a Thing — This or That? Trophy or Tiara? While tiaras are lovely, I’m a tomboy, and my hair’s too thin to help a tiara stay put, then there’s the whole fibromyalgia-sensitive skin thing. Trophies are cool. …Just For Fun5 min readJust For Fun5 min read
Phil BunyaninPractice in Public·Feb 21Member-onlyBlade O. Grass Needs a Haircutaka The Barber’s Committing Misdemeanors — There was once was a tuft of grass named Blade. Blade needed a haircut. Blade went to the barber shop. The barber shop was closed. The barber was out setting off car alarms. So Blade walked to the cheese barn instead. The Cheese Barn In the Gouda spread aisle, Blade met a pork…Just For Fun2 min readJust For Fun2 min read
Rain DigitalinDigital Done Properly·Feb 1410 hilarious memes that everyone in design needs to seeLaugh until you cry with these hilarious memes and gifs for anyone who works in design — If you’ve worked in design or with designers, prepare yourself. We’ve curated a collection of all-too-relatable gifs and memes that sum up basically every emotion or experience you’ve probably had as part of a design process — we hope they make you smile. 1. The most meta explanation of “what you do”Just For Fun3 min readJust For Fun3 min read
Alesia Louise·Feb 13Member-onlyDear Algorithm,Can we talk about our relationship? I don’t think you know me as well as you think you do. I feel like you’re not listening.Just For Fun1 min readJust For Fun1 min read
Alesia LouiseinIn for a Penny·Feb 11Member-only21 Forgotten Ways to Say I Love YouIconoclastic celebrations of love — Not a member? Read the full story here. In the USA, where I live, I can buy myself chocolates and flowers any time I like. Not healthcare, or college, or housing, or, I guess, now eggs… but yes chocolates. …Just For Fun5 min readJust For Fun5 min read
Rain DigitalinDigital Done Properly·Feb 86 steps to planning a remote working tripGet inspired to start your working abroad adventure from someone who’s done it — Remote work has increased in popularity, especially following our mass transition to working from home during COVID-19. Although many are excited to get back to the office, there’s no denying that working from home has a lot of upsides, and some workers are choosing to stay remote or hybrid permanently…Just For Fun7 min readJust For Fun7 min read
Matthew McRimmon·Feb 8From Answering the Call to Entering the Hall: Veteran Turned Journalist Retires After Hall of Fame AchievementAs Matthew McRimmon positioned the rear view mirror in his car to fit Coronado Naval Base perfectly into frame, he drove off for the final time, quite unsure if he felt freed or frightened. For the first time in his adult life, there was no one looming over him to…Just For Fun2 min readJust For Fun2 min read
Alesia Louise·Feb 6Member-onlyUntethered — I didn’t notice it much in my childhood, my mother…Today it was his strong, warm, gentle hand on my waist that fractured the ether and drew me back down. How long had I been afloat? How far…Just For Fun1 min readJust For Fun1 min read
Alesia Louise·Feb 5Member-onlyTurn: four letters, endless meaningOne day. One pirouette. One roller coaster ride. A bend, a curve, a trip, a deflection, a modification, take your turn.Just For Fun1 min readJust For Fun1 min read
