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Who wouldn’t love a documentary about earnest young women plying their neighbors with everyone’s favorite treat – the Girl Scout cookie? They are cute, the cookies are cute, the people who buy are supporting wholesome values, and the meanies who don’t buy are just mean. This documentary has very little of that treacle. Instead, it […]
Content Note: nutrition and health minus the judgey lecture, destigmatizing food pantries, and bloodwork Kale. Kale seems to have done the trick. Back in April, I began a daily regimen of a kale smoothie. My cholesterol readings were elevated. I had already been taking a statin, but something else was necessary. My blood pressure was […]
Jose Flores was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Saturday. He is with his wife and family. I am very relieved for this family. I hope they have every opportunity to heal and recover. Somehow Oakmont Bakery keeps making it about them, centering their business as the true victims in this story. It almost […]
When I think about the evil decision to cut SNAP benefits for millions of Americans, my next thought is the scene in The Hunger Games where Peeta and Katniss attend a banquet where they learn about the concoction that the elite use to vomit so they can continue to gorge themselves on delicacies. Both are […]
NaBloPoMo 2025: November 2 A great concern me has always been the lack of solidarity affluent white gay men and lesbians demonstrate to the larger LGBTQ+ community, especially those who do not identify as gay or lesbian. This illustrated the importance of a class or economic analysis when discussing “the” LGBTQ+ community. The lapse of […]
UPDATED as of 10/30/2025 – We’ve added a dozen listings. This is an ongoing list of food resources to support neighbors, including those who might be affected by the cruel cut to the SNAP (food stamps) program. You would be doing your neighbors a great service to let me know what else should be added […]
Update on the Closure of the Pittsburgh Pet Food Pantry Pittsburgh has been responsive – 27 people have ordered items from our wishlists. It is a little hard to know the quantity until they arrive. But 27 is lovely and will help us be prepared for October. I’ll admit I was hoping for an autumn […]
Since the pandemic, I’ve been a pretty consistent Giant Eagle shopper, predominantly using Curbside Express or Home Delivery. I like supporting a locally owned company, a unionized company, and a company that includes people with disabilities in their workforce. I know the financial prices might be higher, but those things are prices we pay or […]
It is a crisp autumish Sunday afternoon this August 31 in the year 2025. Tomorrow is Labor Day. I did have plans for a project that fell through, so I am left to my own devices. Chores, laundry, nap. In the before-times, three day holiday weekends usually included housework, a project, and – this is […]
I regularly rely on a food pantry. Of course, I’m researching a blog post to destigmatize food insecurity resources. Because that’s what I do. I talk about it openly with my circle of friends. I felt no shame or guilt about it. I meet the criteria of the pantry. No shame until today. Today, someone […]
