Welcome back to Wednesday. I’ve been doing a bit of traveling and supplementing that by actually doing things in Cordytown. Because of that, I have not been as engaged in the news as much these past few days — and that’s been really refreshing. The passage of the budget bill in the Senate is bleak and overwhelming news, so consider taking a break. Doomscrolling isn’t going to make anything better, so if the news gets to be too much, step away and do other things. Go participate in Tolerable Discussions!

And be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers.