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The Drive and the Damage: Reading Isaacson's Elon Musk
The second book in my series. After Steve Jobs I said Elon Musk would be next, and I meant it. Walter Isaacson shadowed Musk for two years and came back with a
Twenty Things I've Come Across This Week
My new weekly running list of what is actually happening in the world — twenty stories from AI, medicine, senior care, money, and the bigger picture that caught
Twenty Things I've Come Across This May
A running list of what is actually going on in the world right now — twenty stories from tech, AI, medicine, and senior care that caught my attention in April a
Reading Steve Jobs at Forty: What Walter Isaacson's Biography Taught Me
I am rereading Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs. The first time was in 2011, fast, slightly stunned. This time, in my forties, with a pen. These are my
Our Deepest Fear: What Marianne Williamson and Akeelah Taught Me
Marianne Williamson wrote that our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. I first heard the line i
Colby-Wan Kenobi Jedi Bunny
May the 4th calls for a tribute. Erin has a new bunny named Colby, so naturally he had to be inducted into the Jedi Order.
Things I've Come Across About Getting Older
A roundup of what I have been reading about aging, senior care, Alzheimer's research, caregiver burnout, and why a 100-year-old woman celebrating her birthday a
Papa
He was just Papa. Always had some house project going on. Always heading to the market after a full day of work. He taught me how to cook, how to show up, and h
What Nobody Tells You About Running a Memory Care Home
Eight years running memory care homes in Michigan. The emotional toll nobody warns you about, and why that devastation is exactly what makes it worth it.