2026-04-21 22:50:46
So, I just moved to a new apartment with my wife and daughter. One of the new acquisitions within the move was a dining table my wife bought off of Facebook marketplace. She wanted one so bad and asked me if we could get one. I didn't care personally, I didn't think a dining table made much of a difference when we had a whole couch for sitting area.
It got there on our move in day, and on that first morning in our new apartment, I made breakfast for my family, a simple dish my daughter excitedly calls "cheesy eggies", and my wife made coffee for her and I. I sat down with my wife and my daughter climbed up onto her seat, and that's when it hit me.
I pretty much grew up most of my life never seeing a dining table being used to eat at. My family and I growing up had basically always eaten on the couch in front of the TV, watching a show and yapping. Sometimes there was a little tray we'd have, but not much else. Dining tables were always reserved for big family gatherings or to play board games on.
But now I'm sitting here in the morning with my family eating breakfast and we're just there with each other, no screens, no other distraction. That's something I didn't think I was missing. It's such a small thing, but basically just being able to sit with my family and enjoy a simple moment of peace on a Sunday morning just means everything.
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I moved to my new apartment on Saturday, I basically was on my feet moving and then unpacking for 13 hours straight. I'm still tired, but we are almost fully moved in. I think my cats are happier. We basically had to segregate them to the downstairs living area because my MIL upstairs didn't like having cats around. So this move allowed us all to be around each other again. It's just nice because now I can set my own rules in the house again. I'm heading to the liquor store to buy the first bottle of wine I've bought in over 2 years (my MIL has a huge problem with alcohol because of her dad) to celebrate us moving in.
2026-04-21 20:45:00
my now page is probably my favorite thing about my blog. it is the page i've spent the most time on; mainly because i was fiddling with a lot of the css to make each category uniform in appearance. i don't think i get enough traffic on my blog for people to regularly check my now page, so maybe it's a bit silly i update it so often, but i don't really care. i kinda love to just have it open on my desktop, staring at it like "yeah, that is what i'm up to right now!"
i think it's the most me part of my blog because of that. it's the closest thing to a mirror of my day to day — all the bits and bobs of my going-ons that i don't think i'd really go out of my way to tell a friend or write a post about. kind of like a way for me answer to "what's up?" without anyone having to ask the question in the first place.
i love my now page so much i think everyone should make one. if you don't have one yet, this is it. this is your sign. go make that now page now!
2026-04-21 00:45:00
Christina (left), founder of Fuerza Collective, and her niece, Jahnee (right) -- rockstars of the day.
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending Fuerza Collective’s friends & family mobile coffee cart soft opening. I got to taste test some seriously delicious lattes, give feedback on them, and enjoy the sun with good company. By the end of it, I was highly caffeinated. That probably shouldn’t have been surprising though, since I had already had a cup of coffee before the event.
So many goodies, but stuck with just the specialty drinks for today.
I wanted to try all of the specialty drinks, but there was no way I could drink four caffeinated drinks and not die. Thankfully, LC ordered 2 and shared them with me. In the end, I actually ended up loving both of the drinks she chose, and ranked them above the ones I picked. That's not to say I didn't enjoy ALL of them, because I did. If I had to rank my favorites, it would be:
You’ve probably caught on that it's honestly really hard to go wrong with ANY of them.
I ordered everything iced because it was HOT outside. I think the differentiator in these drinks is hands down the cold foam. I'm convinced it's their secret weapon. It stayed flavorful all the way through, and my drink never tasted watered down, even with all the ice during a warm day. Though honestly, I probably drank everything faster than I realized because it was that good. I never even gave the ice a chance to melt.
I now fully expect all of the baristas I encounter to be this happy when I order a drink.
Overall, it was a really fun day. It was nice being in a space where people were genuinely excited, not just about the yummy lattes, but about where this business could go for Christina.
I genuinely think a lot of that also comes from the people. There's a quiet sense of awe I’ve felt in seeing the kind of community Christina has built. It feels deeply shaped by who she is and how she shows up for people. Although I am still a newcomer, she has made me (and LC) feel welcomed right from the very beginning. To me, that matters.
Our first drinks! Look how excited we are.
All of this to say: if you are in the Bay Area, go check out Fuerza Collective's mobile coffee cart. You can also visit their website, and/or Instagram for more information on how to book them for your next event.
A portion of the empty cups mean every single drink was consumed (and very much enjoyed).
We gave a cheer for every latte ordered today.
2026-04-20 03:41:24
A diva like me browses the Bearblog Discover feed and the posts write themselves. I read this incredible post by Nikhil and I just had to chip in with a minor correction: It is we, the women, who perform the First Creation. It is inside the Holy Temple that Life is manufactured, and through the Holy Trail that Life is delivered to Mother Earth. Men just wanna shove their dongle in us which is annoying. But they're no builders, okay?
Through our creative labor bestowed upon us by All-Mother, we get to decide on Life. I think there's a wisdom for Nikhil to explore in the Holy Trinity's creative choices and why men cannot bear the ultimate Miracle in their bosom.
Triple Blessings!
2026-04-19 22:22:00
I’m new to blogging, so I was a little shocked to see one of my recent posts about eggs appear on the Trending page of the Discovery feed.
Not only that, but I got a handful of wonderful email replies from people all over the world sharing their experiences with eggs for breakfast. One of them even turned it into his own post and made it on the Trending page too!
One thing I’ve learned from this experience is the benefits of friction in online communication. If it’s costless to interact, there is no bar for quality or intention.
Take a look at the comments section on any social media site. What you see:
One approach to combatting these behaviors is charging $$ to interact. Many writers on Substack paywall their comments section. Some big accounts on X actually paywall their replies as well.
While it’s effective, it feels against the spirit of the Internet to charge a toll on participation.
But there’s good news. Turns out you don’t have to charge money. You just have to make people fight through a little bit of friction.
One example: A well-known public intellectual was asked how he was able to get protesters to stop showing up at his talks and disrupting his events. He chuckled and said he simply shifted to hosting his events in the morning. His protesters weren’t willing to endure the small cost of just waking up early to disrupt his talks!
It’s the same on this blog. With no comments section, any reader has to take a couple extra steps to participate. They had to open their email client, enter my address, write a note, and send it to me privately.
The results are terrific. I’ve received only thoughtful, friendly correspondence with no performance and no malicious intent.
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2026-04-19 20:22:21
This is the third post I start writing today.
The first was about mixing different kinds of content on your blog. The second was about trending posts and statistics.
I couldn't finish any of them. It felt so boring to write about. So uninteresting and unimportant.
I've had that feeling often lately. Not in a depressing way, on the contrary. More a sense of calm and relief.
Both work and blogging have felt fun, as always, but in a more relaxed way. It's not like it's been a matter of life and death earlier, but somehow it's been surrounded by more ease lately.
Things have felt satisfying in a new way, and at the same time there's a sense that it wouldn't be the end of the world if it ended tomorrow.
It's hard to explain and it all sounds a bit contradictory. I don't know why it is and what it means, if anything, and I won't try to figure it out. It feels good, that's enough.
Not everything needs to have an explanation. Some things need to be mysterious to stay magical.