Why I Am Still Blogging this Week Despite What is Happening in the World

I just got an email from Nordstroms Rack (for non-Americans, this is a budget clothing store that sells the overstock from the fancier Nordstroms) about how they feel about the events in America today and so on and so forth. If a clothing store is bothering to tell me about their feelings, it seems odd that this personal blog space where we all share Big Thoughts is not addressing it at all. So I am going to put up this one post explaining my thinking, and then we are going to go back to usual programming.

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Discussion Post: What Are Your Driving in the Summer With the Car Windows Down Songs?

This is a universal experience, right? Or at least a universal American experience (we do love our cars!)? The weather is warm and sunny, you get out your car, you roll down the windows, you blast music and just drive. And my question is, what music do you listen to?

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Happiness Post: Karan on Instagram, Royal Babies in Bhutan, Salman in an Eid Celebration

This was a hard weekend in America, and a hard few months in the world. Anyway, time for a TOTAL HAPPINESS post. I’m starting us off with 3 super super happy things, and you can add on. I think this is something that’s supposed to be good for mental health, right? Forcing yourself to think of 3 happy things before breakfast or something? Anyway, think of it like that! A happiness homework for us all to complete!

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Alphabet Game, Maddy Adjectives (with pictures)

I am feeling a bit depleted this Monday, so looking for something soothing and pleasant to think about. Thank goodness, it’s Maddy’s birthday. I can’t even handle a songs post, I’m gonna start an alphabet game post. Come up with an adjective in alphabetical order to describe him, and include a link to a photo as proof.

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