Eating disorders destroy the gut.

* Eating disorders are easily-triggered bastards. I’ve realized that this is because it doesn’t want me to have information that might help. Articles and stories about eating disorder recovery tend to make those of us suffering very uncomfortable. I often called “bullshit” on the information within. I also didn’t sit with uncomfortable feelings well. It... Continue Reading →

August 10, 2022 4

Quit smoking or don’t, time marches on.

I quit smoking two years ago yesterday. It seems both longer and like no time at all. I’m not an ex-smoker who misses it. Though I’d tried before August 2020 to quit and had been unsuccessful, this time it took. I quit and didn’t look back. I wore the patch for a few days, had... Continue Reading →

August 6, 2022 4

A person is smart.

A person is smart, though I don't mean this in a report card/IQ test sort of way. Those kinds of measurements are mostly irrelevant in the real world. When I come across adults who reference the glory days of high school grades and offer to share their standardized test results, I cringe. But what have... Continue Reading →

August 4, 2022 5

Woke.

I'm pretty sick of conservatives and Christo-fascists levelling the word "woke" at good people like it's some kind of pejorative. That means, "expressing contempt or disapproval." Pro-tip: nobody wants moral advice from those who strip human rights away from the different, and celebrate mass shootings. And yes, it's celebrate if you refuse to change. "No... Continue Reading →