OMG. This is SO me.

I really truly do NOT know how people just sit on the beach. I literally have said exactly that SO many times.

Like how? Why? Are you all okay? Are you in a coma? Who just sits still and does nothing!?!? Sounds like torture.

m.tiktok.com/v/691213491165…
But I am not annoying to travel with... because I travel alone. 😉😂

I go off being Ms. Energizer Bunny all over the place without any slowpokes holding me back. For difficult terrain or activities, I book a tour or hire a guide.

Did someone say kayak?

*This* is vacation:
Also, it important to mix it up. Must salsa on glaciers and on mountains. Yes, true, on occasion it gets tricky, salsa-ing in hiking boots on loose rock. But it only makes it more interesting. A challenge.

(I am also okay with salsa-ing on beaches - better than sitting about.)
Even on active trips and my own solo room, sometimes I *just can’t* with some people.

Then I need “away” while already “away.” It is not always wise but I take reasonable precautions. Like a solo hike in part of Patagonia where pumas roam (& they kill foal).

I *so* needed AWAY
In my defense, the night before
at dinner
a 30-year-old who had already made so much money as an investor that he no longer had to work
had said that:
without slavery
the North would not have had
cheap goods
to make profit
to fund the war
to end slavery

...without irony
That was not the only comment that was made
I asked him some probing questions but did not dress him down

I had such an intense by migraine the next day, I skipped the hike
But by late afternoon felt better
So went on my own
With snacks, water, hiking sticks, light, etc
Sometimes the best place to be is far, far FAR away from human beings, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature

Sometimes I much prefer to take my chances with pumas or a twisted ankle than with certain human beings who consider human exploitation okay for profit

Opposite
That said, painting is nice too, slightly less dangerous but not as good for heart health or waistline. Pretty good for mental health though. Almost as good as hiking.
Want another massive snowstorm soon. My snow pants are feeling neglected. I did not get out in the last storm. Can’t recall why not. Am still adjusting to being back in Boston... but now with no car. It makes winter frolicking a lot harder.

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Like wow... you can do that even when super preggers? Holy cannoli. That is another level. (Is she post dates & trying to induce labor?)

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I once, in salsa, elbowed somebody in the nose. He was a super good sport about it. But you know they teach you to go for the nose in self defense. He was in PAIN. So now I keep everything tucked in to avoid accidents.

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This is definitely a problem. There are many divides. Digital divide. Then not everyone had a credit card. Not everyone has a bank account.
22% of Americans are unbanked or underbanked.

“The events of recent months relating to COVID-19 ..have brought increased attention to the digital divide...an economy that runs on the assumption that individuals have full access to traditional banking”

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Acknowledging the same about structural racism is not insulting

unless you have cultural chauvinism/superiority & believe your own culture faultless
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You have to pay interest on loans.

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Well that is lovely.
Welcome 2021.

I should just disable the news notifications. I have no need to know about homicides being up. And yes, I am, aware, domestic violence is a big killer. People home with their “loved ones” = danger, maybe death.
Again, I prefer pumas to humans many a day.

Conservatives try to fear monger & tell you it is some “other” (typically another race) who is the murderer & rapist.

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I have become extremely discerning regarding abuses of power particularly in faculty given this long history that is extensive across multiple elite boarding schools where reputation mattered more than protecting children including my own boarding school. I had no idea of it then
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Listen to "Episode 1: Vision to Value for Chief Medical Officers" by Vision to Value. ⚓ (Nehal Group)

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I'd promised myself I would do this in 2020
Big thank you:
@Ned_Arick who taught me Anchor
@becker_sbecker whose short <15 minute format I used as a model
@Ackermanjay who invited my first #podcast
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Severe asthma attack.

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