November 2024 – The Oracle of Z

Decoupling Pleasure from Consumerism OR happily buying less stuff

Knitting kit with socks in the process of being made, an envelope of needles and a small case with a crow on it that says "shiny things."

On Saturdays [especially when it is not gardening season] I sleep in and read long-form journalism. This Saturday it was the Atlantic. Among the political stuff [which I am giving myself permission to skim or skip right now] I encountered this article from the Atlantic on the new Amazon Haul which I found perversely fascinating. Continue reading “Decoupling Pleasure from Consumerism OR happily buying less stuff”

I have permission to not fix everything broken about the world with this essay

American flag in foreground with snow covered garden in the background.

When processing that first Trump victory in 2016, I sought counsel from my grandfather, who at the time I considered to be the wisest person I knew. This was before Trump had even taken office, when the damage he might do was still considered hypothetical or hyperbole by lots of people. But my grandfather, anContinue reading “I have permission to not fix everything broken about the world with this essay”