Revelry Reverie

At work, I’ve been reading the Basecamp book Getting Real, I just read this blog post by Paul Graham on solving the right problem, and I also read this memo from a turbulent period in Yahoo!’s history. And all three are the same thing. Design thinking. Several years ago, I took a course at Stanford’s…

Coincidentally, as my mom began it get sicker, or less able I suppose, my husband began reading Slaughterhouse Five. It’s a book that has captivated me since I first read it, and every time I pick it up, I get something new from it. I can’t really explain it well, though I’ve tried to Bob,…

While this is a sad time with mom’s passing, Grant still turned 10, and we made sure to have a nice day for him. We postponed the wake by a day to make sure his birthday wasn’t associated with that. Here’s a look back on his prior year.

My mom passed away on Saturday. We sat bedside in the hospital for a week and a half, and watched her drain away. We were all able to put a hand on her when she left us. A few months ago, my dad said, “everyday, she’s a little bit less.” And that was how it…

In December, I took Eleanor to audition for a play, Our Town. While there, the director asked me to audition too, since they needed adults. So Eleanor and I were in Our Town together which was a lot of fun. She played Professor Willard (and various children), and I played various townfolk. Then, right when…

You’d never know his cheeks are stuffed with cheesecake.

Today I am 45 years old. That is a sturdy number. Makes me think of records and VE Day (which is actually coming up on May 8). I’m going to count my blessings. I’ll just go back to the beginning of this year, as there are almost too many to count. My neighbor made me…

Moderating open platforms at scale On Tuesday, March 24th, I gave a presentation at the London Trust & Safety Summit on the topic of holding the tension between free expression (something that Automattic is deeply invested in defending) and proactive safety (something that is necessary for healthy platforms). The presentation received a lot of wonderful…

As I was lying in bed this morning, slowly waking up, I started reading this book that was recommended by our CEO, Matt. Butterick’s Practical Typography is exactly what it sounds like, lovingly presented. I was instantly rocketed back in time to the period of my life when I worked at Mackenzie-Childs. I loved that…

Grant made another great drawing and dedicated it to the cats. It says, Dear Socks, 11, Stark you are cut(e) if your free (three) aren’t killen (killing) the dog and I will lo❤️e you free (three) forever. you guys have a giant hart (heart) He did admit that he couldn’t quite figure out how to…