Published in The Belladonna Comedy·Jul 1, 2022It’s Stubbed Toe Awareness Month, and Celebrating is Advocating!What are you waiting for? Today is the day to #StandAgainstStubbedToes. — For dozens of people around the world, stubbed toes are more than an occasional nuisance–they are a serious ailment and daily struggle. So, to help those suffering with or at high risk of developing chronic stubbed toes, the Association of Common and Dubious Podiatric Disorders (ACDPD) is proud to announce…Comedy4 min readComedy4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Aug 4, 2021San Francisco Approves First Permanent Slow StreetsIt’s a step toward an alternative transportation network — Sections of Golden Gate Avenue, Lake Street, Sanchez Street, and Shotwell Street will remain part of the City’s Slow Streets program beyond the end of the pandemic. …San Francisco3 min readSan Francisco3 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Jun 9, 2021With Valuable Lessons From 2020, San Francisco Small Retail Is on the ReboundThe city will fully reopen on June 15 — Just over a year ago, one of San Francisco’s most iconic book stores was repurposed into a movie theater. The arrangement was nothing more than a projector and a bedsheet, and the moviegoers were the store’s co-owner, his family, and another family in their quarantine pod. …Small Business4 min readSmall Business4 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Feb 5, 2021Why I Still Attend Church Every Sunday (Virtually)The importance of showing up in your community, even if it can’t be in person — My soul bends under the weight of each thing I took for granted about going to my church in person. My friends’ new baby was just starting to recognize me when I held him. The older women who knew I suffered from migraines would seek me out to see how…Religion5 min readReligion5 min read
Published in The Bold Italic·Sep 22, 2020Member-onlyI Attended a Virtual Wedding. It Was More Moving Than I Thought It’d Be.To my surprise, I actually felt like I was part of the celebration — When the couple sent their save-the-date card back in March, we should have known we weren’t going to physically attend the wedding. But September seemed far away, and we couldn’t imagine that the pandemic would continue to rage. The groom is one of my husband’s closest friends; we told them…Weddings5 min readWeddings5 min read
Published in The Bigger Picture·Sep 17, 2020Those Awkward Pandemic MomentsCOVID-19 creates plenty of awkward encounters. You know what I’m talking about. — Inspired by The Pillow-Book of Sei Shonagon The invite said it’s a lunch meeting, but I’m the only one eating anything on the Zoom call. I made lo mein noodles and the sauce splatters on my keyboard as I slurp them into my mouth. A woman walks her dog on…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Aug 28, 2020Shelter-in-Place Tips from a Professional Shut-InIf there is anything chronic migraines has taught me, it’s how to be stuck at home. On some days, even getting out of bed is an accomplishment. So though the times are unprecedented, globally, they are extremely precedent-ed to me, personally. Here are some tips I’ve picked up along the…Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
Aug 13, 2020A Video Victory for Healthcare — But will it last?The house call has returned. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, something as simple as a bad cold required an in-person visit to my doctor’s office to get a prescription cough syrup. Now, the same office urges me to stay home and schedule a video visit instead. This new way of doing…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Apr 14, 2020To SF Summer Interns, if you’re out there…I did my first summer internship in San Francisco after my sophomore year of college. I was hired to work at Salesforce and placed in an apartment with two other interns, neither of whom had lived in San Francisco before, just like me. On our first night together, we decided…Internships5 min readInternships5 min read
Feb 18, 2019Technologeez: The InternetI’m back and answering the questions about tech that you’ve always been afraid to ask. Be sure to comment or otherwise reach out if you have more questions, or follow-up questions. But today, we’re finally getting to the big leagues: The Internet. The question I’ll attempt to answer today: How…DNS5 min readDNS5 min read
