What I Learned About the Coolest Mashup Ever: The Stroh Violin
During my many years as a musician, I spent all my time at the back of the orchestra. I wasn’t hidden behind the other players for lack of talent, but…
10,000 steps
The origins of the 10,000 step goal. It's cool to learn that something so integral to my daily life began way back in 1960's Japan.
Cultivating compassion and my weird feet
I've always had weird feet. As a baby, I slept in this crazy device: saddle shoes attached to a metal bar that forced my feet apart. As I grew the…
Who Organizes the Organizers?
When my husband and I first met he was crazy about a Britcom SciFi series called Red Dwarf. I have visceral memories of an early date, struggling to swallow cheese…
Paul McCartney had Car Play in 1984
We're big Beatles fans, so it's hard to believe there's a film featuring both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr that we'd never seen. Last week we finally got around to watching…
Being rude to AIs
I share my life with a tech enthusiast whose eye is constantly on the future. This means we have a few of the coolest new gadgets in our house. It also…