Out of focus and silhouetted palm trees with a UFO and a green sky

We’ll Make Great Pets

I have a working theory that humans are part of a simulation we think is real life that is directed by smarter beings in the sky. It’s the only plausible-to-me explanation of the state of the world. These beings or Read more

By becca, ago
White woman snowboarder in her 40s at Ski Cooper wearing a purple ski helmet, goggles, and a floral coat with a background of trees and powder

Gems

Thwap! Went the t-bar. I’m not sure which part of my body it knocked into, but I fell hard. I don’t fall much these days when I’m snowboarding. Partly because I started riding 27 years ago and have solid edge Read more

By becca, ago
six unique mailboxes lined up on a wooden beam in a tropical setting

ANK

The card came to our mailbox from the east coast at least twice this holiday season. The first time, I dropped it back in the outgoing mail slot. For context, we live in a rural area where not everyone gets Read more

By becca, ago
Black and white image of a child with mouth wide open appearing to scream into a microphone

Want Voice. Voice Scary.

I signed up for an improv class tonight that starts this weekend and will require four hours of driving each time for six weeks. I’ll come back to that. I’ve been a prolific sharer for a long time, as in Read more

By becca, ago
Dark and moody photo with shades of blue, red, pink, and black swirls and a few splotches that look like bubbles.

Another End of Year Post

Among the sea of many discussions of intentions and goals on this last day of 2022… A friend asked me last week about my end-of-year rituals. I’m setting some loose intentions and to-dos and have recently gone through a number Read more

By becca, ago
Photo of two people working out using ropes

I Didn’t Go to the Gym Today

Or any day during my three-month membership this fall. It’s so cliche, slightly amusing, and just a really interesting behavioral curiosity. When I signed up, I was so convinced I’d go to Zumba and yoga classes, aiming for a couple Read more

By becca, ago