Category Archives: Something Good

Something Good

1. Talking Back to WW: Personal Body Stories on Be Nourished.

2. Calls for Kavanaugh’s Impeachment Come Amid New Misconduct Allegations on The New York Times. In related news, Democratic presidential candidates call for Brett Kavanaugh’s impeachment after new allegation.

3. On Shaun King by DeRay Mckesson. In related news, DeRay, attention, fame, fundraising, integrity, deflection, projection and the desperate need for us to actually focus on doing the work in front of us by Shaun King. Someone on Twitter called this feud “woke on woke crime.”

4. Tina Turner Is Having the Time of Her Life on The New York Times. “A Swiss chateau. A Broadway musical all about her. And absolutely nothing she has to do.”

5. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Finalists Prove that Nature Has a Sense of Humor.

6. The Abolish ICE Movement Explained.

7. FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease. “The FDA is investigating more than 500 reports that appear to link dog foods that are marketed as ‘grain free’ to canine dilated cardiomyopathy.”

8. Bill Maher, James Cordon, and Fat-Shaming.

9. Michigan Police Officer Is Terminated After K.K.K. Application Was Found in His Home on The New York Times. “A prospective homebuyer found Confederate flags and a framed Ku Klux Klan application in the officer’s house in Holton, Mich.” My opinion: This is the appropriate response. Being a white supremacist should make you unemployable, in any field.

10. There Are No Nazi Memorials.

11. Meat May Be Murder, But Tofu Is Too. “In Brazil, land is being cleared at an alarming rate to plant every vegetarian’s favorite crop: Soy.”

12. To Hell With Y’all: Charlottesville Judge Rules Confederate Statues Will Stay.

13. In praise of Earth, Wind & Fire, purveyor of black excellence for a half-century.

14. New Hope, New Pain, Same Old Divorce on The New York Times. “As a queer woman, I fought for the right to be married. Now I’m fighting for the space to be human.”

15. The 100 Best Notebooks, As Tested by Strategist Editors.

16. Gorgeous, the song and the dancing.. (video)

17. 145 CEOs Call On Senate To Pass ‘Common-sense, Bipartisan’ Gun Laws.

18. Trump Administration Rolls Back Clean Water Protections on The New York Times. How is it that we don’t all just automatically agree that we need to keep our water and air safe, that they need to be protected so we can live?! How is this even a discussion?!

19. Victory by a high school swimmer disqualified for a ‘wedgie’ is reinstated by Alaska officials.

20. HSPs and Trauma.

21. This Routine Gyno Procedure Could Mean You Never Orgasm Again. This is terrifying!

22. Police choked and cuffed this teen after entering his home without a warrant — and they never charged him with a crime. (video)

23. The Log 2: Another Year. (video)

24. ‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis on The New York Times. “Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter.”

25. “White People, Stop centering yourself”!

26. ‘Don’t Stop Believin” Goes On And On, Because We Need It To.

27. What The Inventories Of Various Emergency Services Look Like Over The World (30 Pics).

28. PS22 Choir sings “Peace” by O.A.R. (video)

Something Good

From our walk

1. What is Minimalism? Maybe it’s not what you think from Be More With Less.

2. Mondo Beyondo with Andrea Scher. This was the course that started it ALL for me. I highly recommend it. Next 6 week session begins on Monday, September 16, 2019.

3. The Scourge of Worker Wellness Programs. “Employers have become obsessed with improving the health of their employees. But does it do anyone any good?”

4. In Conversation: Liz Phair On being misunderstood, working with Ryan Adams, and the dawn of Girlville.

5. Mom hosting a BBQ. (video) This reminds me of this video and this one.

6. “Brittany Runs A Marathon” Claims Body Positivity, but Promotes A Weight Loss Fantasy. “The film markets itself as a progressive counterpoint to diet culture. It’s not.”

7. Linda Hamilton Fled Hollywood, but ‘Terminator’ Still Found Her on The New York Times. “Decades after the first sequel, the 62-year-old actress hesitated to return to her iconic role: ‘I didn’t want my neighbors looking at me differently.'”

8. The Book of Prince. “Prince had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live.”

9. Good stuff from Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks, her this was a good week list: Hurricane Dorian – How Best to Help Right Now, and Strange Planet’s Instagram account, and The Atlas of Beauty, and Widowhood 101.

10. ‘Everything is not going to be okay’: How to live with constant reminders that the Earth is in trouble.

11. Transforming Overwhelm & Burden to Something Powerful from Zen Habits.

12. What Would You Do If You Had 10 Years Left? I am equal parts sad and angry to hear that Elana’s cancer is back.

13. Mindfulness vs. Meditation: What’s the Difference? An important distinction.

14. At Least 100 Bahamians Forced Off Boat Headed to U.S. Because They Didn’t Have Visas.

15. “Sometimes I hate everything and then I think about my dogs and I almost die from gratitude.” ~Heidi Randall. So true.

16. Another Tesla driver was caught sleeping behind the wheel on the highway. (video) This is a very, very bad idea.

17. 26 Too-Real Tweets For Couples Who Spoil The Heck Out Of Their Dogs.

18. #JewsAgainstICE Are Saying “Never Again” in the Face of Crisis.

19. Ijeoma Oluo: ‘I am drowning in whiteness.’

20. What Happens When a Highly Sensitive Person Grows Up with Emotional Neglect? In related news, How to Overcome the Biggest HSP Challenges, According to a Therapist.

21. This ‘honorary grandpa’ volunteers at his local YMCA, playing games like Jenga and four square with local kids. (video)

22. Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help.

23. For Healthy Kids, Skip the Kurbo App.

24. Missy Elliott Opens Up About Depression & How A 14-Year Hiatus Gave Her “Peace Of Mind.”

25. Trump Shows A Fake Hurricane Map Altered With A Sharpie, Inspires 30 Hilarious Memes.

26. The co-writer of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ turned down the sequel project after learning her white, male colleague was offered 10x her salary. (video)

27. What’s Missing From “White Fragility.” “Robin DiAngelo’s idea changed how white progressives talk about themselves—and little else.”

28. Victim Of Brock Turner Sexual Assault Reveals Her Identity.

29. Vaping appears to be making hundreds of people sick. Doctors have no idea why.

30. Pentagon to Divert Money From 127 Projects to Pay for Trump’s Border Wall on The New York Times.