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Uncanny Vibe Valley
how to know the difference between the real and artificial I believe our “uncanny valley radar” will be the only way we’ll be able to tell the difference…
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Creativity
passive income / passive outcomes
If you are like me and have many interests, maybe sometimes you go “all in” one on project, then drift off a bit toward the next thing, rinse…
Creativity
See something, say something
My mom has always been an awesome writer. She went back to school when I was 10. Her professors fawned over her writing which raised money, started programs…
Culture
Black Hat Bots & Mad Gratitude
I have 15 minutes to write this. Black Hat Part Some hack-bot came through this website and inserted viagra ads into some of my paragraphs. It’s not dangerous…
Best of Mommess
Doing it ‘nice and rough’ – Tina Turner is my kind of Buddha
I have fifteen minutes to write this. I know Buddhsim works for me, and I want to practice every day. I’ve tried apps, books, meditation retreats and everything…
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Ode to my mom’s memory
“I’m living two timelines moving in different directions.” I sat up in bed and said that to my husband last night. I’ve been plagued by night terrors for…
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Stretched Thin – Christmas Wishes
“I’m stretched too thin!” I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying this to anyone who would listen, including playing this complaint on internal repeat for the last two months.…
Family
make all the same mistakes I did
There’s been so much discontent between us, eldest kid. Maybe this is from me trying to shield you from mistakes, preventing you from falling on your face, and…
Culture
Beyond Belief
I don’t go to church, my kids don’t either. The other day I realized that even though I don’t engage with organized religion anymore, that there are many…
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How to take a mental health day
skip to steps Today my 8 year old son and I took a mental health day. This was at my suggestion after he’d run into a frustration-styled brick…
Family
What I know (a letter of witchy wisdom to my kid)
So, you don’t seem to be interested in what I have to say. And that’s natural. And that is you becoming you, so it’s fine. But your mom…
Family
The low road
Walking with my son in the “fairy woods,” we came to an intersection in the trail we’d come to many times before. “Which way should we go?” he…