I’ve been diving into HTML and CSS articles lately, and it’s such a blast learning new tricks and codes to experiment with! It can get stressful trying to figure things out sometimes, but the excitement of discovery makes it worth pushing through.

Great read on the power of blogging. I agree with most of what’s said here—blogs give us space to explore ideas, lower the stakes of writing, and let us think in public without the pressure. They’re working spaces for active learning, not performance stages.

This year: more bloom than doom. Bloomscrolling means intentionally curating uplifting content instead of doomscrolling. I won’t avoid hard topics—open wounds need discussion—but I want scrolling that serves me, not just drains me. Small shifts, better mental space. Read more about it here

Today I learned pine cones are little weather predictors! Fascinating, isn’t it? Their scales close up when they sense humidity rising (rain’s coming), protecting the seeds inside. When it’s dry, they open back up to release seeds. Nature’s got some clever tricks.

Photo: Technogeek75 via Instagram

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.” – Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victor

5 yrs ago during COVID, my glasses broke & I cldn’t make an eye appt. Started using reader. My eyes have worsened, bumping up the diopter over time. Need RX glasses anyway. Will see eye dr appt next week.

Fact: Turns out, squinting at your phone isn’t just annoying—it’s a sign.

Read here.

Valentine’s Day traces back to ancient Rome’s Lupercalia festival, where men whipped women with animal hides for fertility luck. Romance has evolved, thankfully.

Today it’s a multibillion-dollar industry built on chocolates and roses, but here’s the truth:

Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. It’s about how much you love each other every day.

The real gift isn’t what you buy on February 14th—it’s showing up consistently, especially on the ordinary days nobody celebrates.

I know I am late, but it is better than never…

Happy Valentine’s Day to everybody!

Congrats on making the Olympics after almost 40 years, Rich Ruohonen. Personal injury lawyer, six-time Minnesota Attorney of the Year, five failed Olympic Trials. Gave up at 52, then got the call at 54. Threw two rocks in a loss Thursday and became the oldest US Winter Olympian ever. Link