We’ll call it, “No Social Media Day” to Celebrate Facebook Inc.’s Outage. Social Media Giant Facebook Inc. and its child properties of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were unusable for vast populations most of the day. God knows how much actual living went on instead! Our impulses to check the notifications…

An inquiry into why we invest in or divest from fitness. In our era, we have all of the tools, resources, and scientific information to live the healthiest, most embodied and vibrant lives possible. Yet, there seems to be a disconnect between this knowledge and the way most of us…

Gamestop got a billionaire investor over the summer, a massively rising stock price, and massive interest from a motivated and passionate following. As you can see from the chart above, they’ve added over 10 Billion in market cap, mostly in the past few days. They are now massively overvalued for…

I took this photo two days ago from a $150,000 telescope, did my own post-processing, and have this beautiful look into the depths of space to show for it. In actuality, it was more of a commission. I do not own the telescope, I was not there in Spain when…

A List of 15+ Local Twin Cities Virtual Fitness & Wellness Classes The cold, dark, and long winters make us northerners tough. …

Part I of III—Where we are and how we got here. — Social Media is a distorted reflection of us, and it’s time to lens correct. It’s easy to blame social media giants for confining us to bubbles, polarizing our perspectives, and letting bots run rampant as we fear censorship of free thought. It’s harder to take a look at ourselves or ask eloquently for change. Many* have attempted to write about these dire potentialities since…

A 15-minute experiment in publishing to remember why I write. I rarely write because I don’t start or finish. It’s hard to start anything new when you have 5 articles in progress. It’s almost impossible to finish anything that doesn’t have your full attention. Chasing perfectability, I endlessly add new…

The people of Minneapolis have demonstrated their ability to gather to ensure voices are heard, and the city-council has vowed action to do things differently; to disband the police department and build something new. What type of community public safety will emerge in a post-police state? Is our strength in…

After 5 sleepless nights of grief, uncertainty, and conflagrations, my hometown Twin Cities has shown up to document, clean up, support each others basic needs, and march on until justice is served in the murder of George Floyd. As if it wasn’t already, sh*t just got real.