I’m rewatching this film. It’s a good movie based on a true story. Fly Away Home 🍿
That is hilarious. He is right. What is the difference between them? Smile.
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It is heartbreaking to witness this happening in our own country. Trump is causing division in America.
Microcabins for homeless young adults? Brilliant! Converting sheds into dignified homes w/ local builders—why did we not think of that earlier? Sacramento’s Grove demonstrates that creative housing solutions can work. 🏠✨
What Shld Transitional Housing for Young Adults Facing Homelessness Look Like?
I finally watched Together last night. It was a tripping experience, and I didn’t see the ending coming. Hmm, wow—that’s all I can say.
Posted earlier: I am currently watching Together
Together, 2025 - ★★★★
https://letterboxd.com/technogeek75/film/together-2025/
I am currently watching: Together 🍿
Just got diagnosed? Here's what you need to know
So I've been doing a lot of writing lately for this new organization I'm working with—[OULDHH](https://www.ouldhh.org) (Organization of Unique Learners for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community). We're pretty informal, just getting started really, but we're gathering resources and information about neurodivergence, accessibility, and education for the Deaf community. **I've been posting new content every Wednesday—sometimes about neurodivergence, sometimes about whatever else I'm geeking out about that week.**
And honestly? Some of these posts hit close to home. Whether you just got a diagnosis for yourself or your child, you’re dealing with …
Shaking up my breakfast routine! 🥜 These peanut butter banana muffins are exactly the variety I needed. Wholesome, delicious, and so easy to make. Here’s to breaking the breakfast boredom! I can’t wait to make them. But I will need to buy a muffin pan, first.
Recipe: Peanut Butter Breakfast Muffins
I wonder how long to cook minced or coarse garlic for more flavor. Finer chopping produces more allicin. Find out how long to wait after cutting before cooking.
via Don’t Cook Right After Chopping
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Growing up, I was told to separate colored and white laundry, which was a hassle. I stopped doing that ten years ago, but I still separate tops and bottoms. This article says you don’t have to separate clothes by color or dirt. Find out why below!
Good news! Laundry operations are back online—my dad came to the rescue and unfroze the pipes. Crisis averted. Yay!
While tackling laundry, I was caught off guard by a sudden surge of water—the bathroom had flooded! It hit me that the pipes might be frozen from the heavy snow. My wet towels are on hold, and I’m left with a mess. Any tips on handling this laundry crisis? (yes, the pic is intended for sarcasm)
What a snowy wonderland—it’s 11 degrees! ❄️ I know I am weird because I’m drinking a cold mocha almond latte.🧋It’s a mood! Oh, I dread doing laundry🧺today, but only one or two small loads. I wonder what I will be doing today? Read a book, binge TV, or write more content? Decisions, decisions!
Promising Science and My Mountain of DNF Books
Posted on Substacks on January 9, 2026
Hey folks, I’m experimenting here. I usually put together a monthly newsletter on various topics, but I read about 100 articles a week, and there’s always something that catches my attention and feels worth sharing sooner rather than later. Over the last two weeks alone, I had about 30 links I wanted to share with you—way too much for one newsletter. So I’m breaking them up into a weekly newsletter instead. This one covers genuinely good health news, some overdue reflection on Deaf representation, and tackling my mountain of unread books. Not sure yet if I’ll stick with weekly or go back to monthly—we’ll …
Thrift store haul
Thrift store haul from Pikeville, KY! Yesterday’s adventures led my parents and me through two local thrift shops, and I struck an absolute jackpot in the book section. Found these four gems that I can’t wait to dive into 📚✨ They are very cheap, costing a dollar per book! What a great find, right?
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly 📚 State of Fear by Michael Crichton 📚 I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 📚 Snow Crash: A Novel by Neal Stephenson 📚 Speaking of going analog—there’s something magical about holding a real book, feeling the pages, breathing in that paper scent. E-books are convenient, sure, but they’ll never quite capture that …
Finally catching up with Bridgerton after two years, and I’m absolutely hooked! All of those season have me captivated—the fashion and the Queen’s iconic hair moments alone are worth the watch.
I just finished watching: Bridgerton S3E4, Old Friends
Now another season is coming soon. Can’t wait!
35 Years of the ADA, and Hotels Still Can’t Get It Right
Published on Substack on 1/26/2026
The Americans with Disabilities Act will turn 36 later this year. In the last thirty-five years, there has been a requirement for accessible hotel accommodations. And yet, NPR just published an investigation showing that wheelchair users are still dealing with the same frustrating barriers that shouldn’t exist after three decades of the law being on the books.
 NPR talked to 50 wheelchair users and surveyed over 200 more. The stories were depressingly familiar. You call ahead, you book an accessible room online, you show up… and there’s no reservation. Or the room’s …
A Moment of Beauty
Sometimes beauty needs no explanation.
All Movement Counts (Even the Aimless Kind)
I love to walk. Back when I lived in DC, I'd spend hours on weekends just getting lost in the city with my camera, capturing whatever caught my eye. Those long, meandering walks were never about hitting a step goal; they were about exploring and discovering. Turns out all those hours of wandering were doing way more for my health than I realized.
Two recent studies offer encouraging news about movement and how it protects us, and the takeaway is that how and when you move matter less than moving itself.
One study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology tracked over 100,000 adults and found that people who took a single long walk …
Mediterranean Sunshine for Under $4
I saw a kitchen renovation that made me stop scrolling: a London couple turned their IKEA cabinets into bright-yellow, striped beauties inspired by the towels and umbrellas at an Italian seaside hotel where they vacation every year. The genius part? They used painter's tape, not paint . Dorian Caffot de Fawes (an antiques dealer) and his husband Thomas Daviet (an interior designer) bought rolls of yellow painter’s tape, under $4 on Amazon, and wrapped their cabinet doors in vertical stripes. It’s durable enough to last but removable whenever they want something different.
Their tips: go vertical to keep it calming (horizontal stripes make …
Chasing Sunlight: My Vitamin D Journey
Winter's here in Kentucky, which means less sunlight and thinking about vitamin D. Most of us aren't getting enough—[35% of American adults](https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/a69797685/foods-with-vitamin-d/) fall short. I'm one of them. Both my doctors told me I wasn't getting enough, so I've been taking 1,000 IU supplements year-round.
What really surprised me: targeted vitamin D3 cut the chances of a second heart attack in half for people who’d already had one. I knew deficiency could affect health, but I had no idea it was tied specifically to heart health.
Since becoming diabetic, I’ve been eating two or three scrambled eggs every …
What Food Defines You?
I came across a question this week that I can’t stop thinking about.
Software engineer Cassidy Williams posed this on her blog:
“If Jesus’s body and blood were bread and wine, what are yours?” Her answer? Lasagna and a root beer float. Her husband went with fried chicken and boba. Friends chimed in with everything from sushi and beer to fried plantains and Pepsi to Costco rotisserie chicken and a Manhattan.
What gets me about this question is that it’s not really about your favorite foods. It’s about what defines you. Williams says learning someone’s answer helps her know that person better, and I get it. There’s something revealing about …
Currently reading: The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown 📚. Got it from my parents, started reading 2 weeks ago! I wonder what the secret of secrets is…I’m on page 260, nearly middle of the book. Perhaps, the secret isn’t revealed yet? I hope I will find out eventually! 🙄🙄🙄