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Why am I in So Much Credit Card Debt?

As some guy once said, an unexamined life is not worth


living.

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I am in a massive amount of credit card debt. And no, I’m not going
to tell you the number. I can barely utter it aloud to myself without
spiraling. I say mean things to myself every time I think about it.

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Everything They Don’t Tell You About Taking Care of


Aging Parents
TL;DR: Get ready to fight, and don’t expect people to understand. — In July of 2020,
I took over my parents’ lives. To say it’s been tough would be an understatement. …

Aging

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Oct 11

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In Praise of Quiet Resistance


Flying under the radar is underrated. — A prosecutor in Florida announced that he
would not prosecute women for having abortions or doctors for providing them.
Then Gov. DeSantis promptly removed him. I appreciate — no, I love — the
sentiment of the prosecutor, but he’s no good to anyone if he isn’t in office. Imagine
a…

Law

4 min read

Oct 6

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Looks Can be Deceiving in the Best Way


Consider the stoat: it is extremely cute and it will also rip your throat out. — Lately
I’ve wanted to disappear, all because I don’t have the guts to tell a fancy nutritionist
that I want to end our sessions. …

Animals

6 min read
Sep 11

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A Love Letter to Los Angeles


I’m still in love with you and always will be — Happy birthday, Los Angeles. You
turned 241 on September 4, 2022, but no one said anything. The city government
wrote something for your last birthday when you turned 240, but this year it seems
they just gave up. Your own government ghosted you. …

Los Angeles

9 min read

Sep 4

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Am I Healthy?
With a flood of conflicting messages and metaphors, how do you know? —
Apparently, I am not healthy. I am overweight, and while my A1C has never crossed
the threshold into pre-diabetes, it has definitely flirted with the idea. My cholesterol
is sometimes okay, sometimes not. I have high blood pressure (which may be
genetic) and hypothyroidism (which is definitely genetic, thanks Mom)…

Health

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