I wrote about all the things I do in the long nasty #Chicago #winter that keep me from becoming a miserable wench! Read on: link.medium.com/u3nCD3HamU

This article on Tackling Seasonal Sadness has some tips and advice to help us in being more mindful around our mood and the weather, and to help get us through the winter months Bridgett Colling #winterblues medium.com/@bridgettcolli…

Blows my mind to think that men might be surprised that women do this, or that they don't do this. The safety roll call text has been a constant in my life.

I feel extremely seen by this tweet!!!

"I write the words that ask people to stay. “Unlock deals”; “Save big”; “Buy before prices go up.” I try to sound human, to imagine how another human feels when they are navigating the site and to comfort them." The Metrics of Backpacks | Art Practical artpractical.com/column/the-met…

And the award for Sarcasm in a News Headline goes to: A doorbell company owned by Amazon wants to start producing “crime news” and it’ll definitely end well nie.mn/2IQMqhp via Nieman Lab

"[I]t’s no surprise that turning your nostalgia into a digital economy was a cynical calculation from the start." The Rise and Fall of Facebook’s Memory Economy wired.com/story/rise-fal… via WIRED

"[T]he car has remained stubbornly attuned to traditional radio": NPR debuts a new Morning Edition theme, and the fact that people care shows the continued power of old-fashioned, non-Internet radio nie.mn/2H3WDop via Nieman Lab

lol #stayhumble: Outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel is privately telling folks he wants the Riverwalk named after him. bit.ly/2Hih5Ch via @suntimes

WOMEN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T RUN FOR LOCAL OFFICE LOOK AT THESE DUMMIES YOU ARE BETTER THAN THEM: These 4 Chicago Aldermen Are Currently Out On Bond blockclubchicago.org/2019/05/15/the… via @BlockClubChi

"Other people seemed to have the answers. Maybe, if I just loved them enough, they would share them with me." @notoriousTIB on faith, "Fleabag" and attempting to find meaning in funny stories: ow.ly/rCXV50uLqCb

Amen sis: Reading political news in the age of Trump leaves people stressed, angry, and overwhelmed >> nie.mn/2mkLvMp via Nieman Lab

Me and Aaron Steinbrecher's old corner store is going out of business and I just about cried reading this Block Club Chicago recap of its namesake and history: blockclubchicago.org/2020/02/12/mee… 😭😭😭

Visiting my docile army.

My cat sneaking over to knock down the Christmas tree. ⊂_ヽ ＼＼ Λ＿Λ 　　 ＼(　ˇωˇ) 　　 /　⌒ 　　/ へ＼ 　 / 　/　＼＼ '　ノ　　 ヽ_つ 🎄 🎁 　 /　/ 　(　(ヽ 　|　|、 \ 　| 丿 ＼ \ 　| |　　) / ノ )　　Lﾉ