Stories, hot takes, and questionable wisdom for adults with playful energy. Community focused. All are welcome. Invitation only, everyone is invited.
Lockable pouches, "offline until 3pm," and a class group chat that went dark so fast you'd think the grid did it. Field notes from week one of a no-phones policy, where the adults broke first.
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Screens at the table are a house rule, not a moral failing. A defense of the occasional tablet babysitter, and a hard no to the parent who watched one documentary and now grades your afternoon.
Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Why climate is on the menu here: not the guilt-trip kind, the "we live here and the hops taste weird when everything is on fire" kind. What a brewery-sized answer actually looks like.
Oct 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Two adults, one board, no license, no insurance, one helmet that lives in someone's kitchen. Notes from the curb, where the scooters have better reflexes than the cars and nobody signals.
Sep 25, 2026 · 4 min read
One district, 900 iPads, and an ed-tech dashboard no taxpayer can get a straight answer about. What the classroom screens are actually used for, who bought them, and where the reading went.
Sep 18, 2026 · 7 min read
“I make what everyone calls "good money for my age," and I still can't tell if I'm doing well or just bad at spreadsheets. Where is my head supposed to be at?”
— Rich-ish in Raleigh
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