A Case for the Imperfect Home 🏡
In which the DIY Decade, social media, and the Great Grasping come to a head.
Beal St. George
Beal is a writer, naturalist, and gardener living in Upstate New York with her cat, Lunch Box Jones. She's a firm believer in strong coffee, plant wisdom, and uninterrupted wild spaces.
Life
Productivity culture is coming for my hobbies. 🫡
In which I bike 20 miles to buy eggs.
Work
It's Giving (Circle) Late Stage Capitalism, Baby! ✊
In which I opine on giving circles, the state of individual giving in the third sector, and offer a different (read: subversive) way of thinking about collective impact in nonprofit giving.
Capitalism
Don't try this at home. 👾
The more AI does our thinking for us, the less “human” thinking becomes. Which leads me to wonder what else Big Robot (read: ChatGPT) can take from us—and what might still remain uniquely ours.
Environment
108° 🚨
Some bad stuff is happening to our glacial lakes. I say "no thanks," and you can, too!
Work
Slackadaisical 👻
I received an invitation from a former employer to re-join their Slack channel. Here's what I think about THAT.