At lunch this past weekend a child was having a bit of a temper tantrum. The mom patiently said, "We do not scream in community spaces." Eventually she took him for a walk and came back and said, "He just needed to get his screams out." If that isn't a metaphor for 2025...
Groove is in the Heart came out 35 years ago today and it still bangs, bops, or whatever the kids say.
Companion was a fun, brisk, (hello 97 minutes!) light horror romp. If you liked it, highly recommend to book end it with the novel Annie Bot by Sierra Greer. #booksky
Is it just me, or is the commodification of Galentines Day out of control in 2025? I don't think this is what Leslie Knope envisioned...but I suppose you can't get in the way of late stage capitalism.
They are both looking yummy in Spy, along with Bobby Canavale!
Your humility is inspiring.
I discovered the Nonprofits are Messy podcast and listened to an episode with the fabulous @kishshanapalmer.bsky.social about martyritis, being intentional in our work, and the importance to "rest to rush to reset". This feels essential as we dive into 2025. www.joangarry.com/podcast/ep-1...?
A week ago! It was a Facebook memory from 2017 where I was doing a FB live of our first toy distribution day. And it had 1,500 views and people were asking questions in the post, AND we responded to those questions. Actual engagement! Remember when FB was like that?
Or what a good pillow is.
In the vein of #popculture happy hour, what's making me happy this week is @npr.org annual Books We Love list apps.npr.org/best-books/#.... Get those library holds ready!
This book was pure joy!
RHONY is a snooze but the fashion!
