Are you a gamer that is getting bored with all the shoot ’em up video games? Maybe you’ve leveled up so much the game just isn’t fun anymore. Not a gamer at all, but stuck at home with a computer? Consider playing some IF games. Interactive Fiction (IF) is completely text-based. Instead of video these (more…)
Hygge. Unfamiliar to many Americans, but a way of life for the Danes. In Denmark hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) is a word that means a sense of coziness, comfort, contentment, and well-being. As you can tell, it’s one of those words that doesn’t translate very well into English. These feelings are achieved by enjoying the simple (more…)
Self-care can seem daunting. How often have we thought, I don’t have enough time? Or we think we have too much to do to take time out for ourselves. Sometimes it can even feel selfish to close the door and leave the world outside so we can be alone, even for a short time. In (more…)
Support groups are the lifeline of our community in the best of times. They are especially important in difficult times like these. Pandemic lockdowns, extra steps to protect ourselves and others, cuts to vital services, costs of everything skyrocketing, and so much more, that challenge and overwhelm us. That’s why having a connection with others (more…)
Dear Friends, There are many words that come to mind when I think of what’s happening in our local communities, our country and our world right now. From the worldwide health pandemic to community unrest and anger, and everything else in between, it is overwhelming to say the very least. So many changes all at (more…)
Did you know that during the 1918 flu pandemic that wearing personal face masks was not only recommended, but in many places throughout the United States, was required? Today, the COVID-19 Coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the world, as the flu did in those two fateful years of 1918 through 1920. One of the biggest (more…)
