Everyone go read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Or the Young Adult version adapted by Monique Gray Smith and illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt.
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair, not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily, and I must return the gift.”
Prime is addictive. I unsubscribed (finally) last year and find that I’m spending far less on impulse buys and supporting mostly local and small online businesses instead. I’ve not bought Amazon, Kindle or Audible since. Please, do not give Amazon your money.
Hi, I’ve been going back and forth for some time about whether or not I want to keep posting AI images. Frankly, at this point I think most of you are as bored as I am… (we get it, Midjourney can make some pretty photorealistic images, yay). I’ve warned before that I might nuke this account and I am considering doing it again. If you like any images, grab them. I make no promises.
Increasingly, I’m trying to live in alignment with my values, which has meant deleting my Twitter account when NaziBoy took over, deleting my Amazon account (when I could finally convince myself I could live without it, and yeah, I’ve been fine for months now, kill it), and most recently deleting my Meta accounts since TinyPenisBoyButWantsMoreMasculineEnergyBoy decided to delete fact-checking and join the other neo-fascists in sucking up to the Maga Orange Goblin.
Otherwise, to let you know, I’ve turned off my Midjourney account (can I live without it? we’ll see) and am focusing more on things that matter to me in the real world. It’s dangerous times, friends, take care of yourself and the people you love.
