Here we are again

I thought about switching platforms* but then I thought, why reinvent the wheel? So here we are, back at the old Blogger, working to strengthen community in a time that we desperately need it. Getting back on the old blogging platform feels strange but what about 2025 doesn't feel strange right now? I'll post links to these posts on Facebook** and BlueSky (@hungryandthinking) since most people have stopped using RSS feeds (I still use Feedly to track new posts from blogs that I follow; I check it about once a week and then I don't have to worry about missing a new post. The free version works fine). 

As always, I'm going to share a mishmash of stuff here, though mostly it'll be devoted to staying sane and ideas for keeping your shit together. That might include:

• joy focused posts: things that might help you nourish your body (recipes!) or nourish your brain (books! podcasts! ideas!) because fiercely protecting your joy (knitting! walks in the woods!) is a facet of having the energy necessary to participate in the resistance
• political actions: I'm not going to reproduce work that other people are doing better, but will try to connect people to those who are doing it and share some ideas about how to keep from going down the doom spiral of helplessness. 

More content coming soon; for now enjoy this photo of Jeffrey who yesterday was doing his damnedest to keep me calm while I wrote emails to my senators and representative.

*So many people are fleeing to Substack but they are kinda problematic in my book since they host a hell of a lot of NeoNazis. There are also lots of decent humans who have chosen to use Substack, some of whose content I subscribe to and that I'll link to here. So, mixed bag for sure. 

** Yeah, I know Facebook is fucking evil. But I do find it problematic that people are quitting it at the moment when we need all the connection we can get. I'll share a few tips soon on how to make it work better for you and totally understand if quitting it is the right choice for you.