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Turn over a rotten log and it’s likely that dozens of pill bugs or sow bugs will be seen running for cover. They love rotting organic matter - and for this reason many of my viewers that have recently switched to being “no-till” gardeners often ask me what to do about pill and sow bugs. Well, the answer is simple - just keep mulching and don’t worry about it! In this article I explain why there is no need to fear the dreaded “roly-poly” aka “potato bug” aka “doodle bug” in a mulched vegetable garden, and why you might even come to love these funny little “bugs” that are actually the long-lost relatives of shrimp.

Ughhhhhh. You!!! I have no words for you!! Every time I write something straight out of the pages of my diary you all gas it up so much and prove to me that I am NOT ALONE IN THIS BIG FREAKY WORLD!!!!! Thank u for all the love on Monday’s edish - so happy to have this community of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60-year-old teenagers 𓆩♡𓆪 Today we’re back on our usual bullshit, but it’s skewing towards my fave thing to talk about - gen z and how they're slaying rn.

Even if you’re a Marie Kondo disciple who constantly throws things out, you probably still own stuff that needs to be organized and isn’t attractive to look at. Like Band-Aids. Advil. Toothpaste. Routers and modems. Extra grocery bags. Cleaning supplies. My answer to all of the above is always the IKEA Besta. I strongly believe that it would be a useful, attractive addition to nearly any room of your house. It’s the solution to your organizing needs.

There are some times when I feel compelled to write and this is one of them. Let’s talk about money. When I left my job as a news anchor in December of 2023, I was very clear to say that the reason I was leaving was not about money. It wasn’t. There’s an important clarification in that, though. It was not about money…for me. Money, however, was very much on the minds of management.

Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like if I had a wife. No, I don’t want to enter into a same-sex romantic relationship. I’d like to keep my husband. But I also sometimes dream about having a wife, as well. Someone to share the work load. Someone to take care of all the things I don’t want to have to manage any more. I remember identifying with the concept of sister wives years ago when I edited a book by a family that practiced polygamy.

My new book, Within Reason: A Liberal Public Health for an Illiberal Time is out now. Public health is fundamentally a story, and Within Reason is about how we can ensure that story is guided by our values. Here is a reading from the conclusion. Thank you for supporting the ideas in The Healthiest Goldfish, and those in the book. Within Reason can be ordered here.This week saw the release of my book, Within Reason: A liberal public health for an illiberal time.

I’ve not long finished the final episode of True Detective’s fourth season “Night Country” and while I’m an infrequent TV reviewer I was compelled to get to the keyboard in order to try and exorcise some of my disgust. It started off average and nosedived from there serving up an entry in the anthology series so bad it might have killed any interest in resurrecting the branding for a fifth time.

Last night, I tearfully tried to explain to my dad why Black Widow’s death was so monumental to me. It’s a moment permanently frozen in time, something I think I’ll remember forever. I was 17. I woke up early on Saturday morning to see Avengers Endgame at 10am in my local theatre, because I hadn’t been able to see it opening night. When the moment itself happened, I remember the way that the purple light flowed off the screen and into the theatre, reflecting onto my tears.

When I launched “Liberal Confessions” in late 2021, I described myself as a “progressive liberal apostate.” As a starting point, this characterization was and remains true. Since that time, however, I’ve come to the conclusion that what many people call “wokeism” can be more precisely described as “post-liberal progressivism.” Consequently, the categories of “progressive” and “liberal” have become much more sharply separated in my mind. This used to not be the case.