A few weeks ago I picked my daughter up from practice, and whole drive home she told me about a boy. And I mean all of it. Who he is. Who asked who to ask him. What her friends reported back. The meaning of his monosyllabic responses when she talked with him, all analyzed more…
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Nobody Needs a Watch. I do.
I keep seeing stories about how the kids are “going analog.” They’re doing digital detoxes, buying vinyl records and CDs instead of cloud-based music subscriptions, shooting with film cameras and taking up “grandma hobbies.” I welcome them to the club. I’ve been moving this direction for some time myself, but being Gen X, nobody in…
Get this Warm CurrentI Wish Sylvester Stallone Would Go to Therapy
The New York Times published an interview last week that I normally wouldn’t bother reading. It’s one of “The Interview” series, with Sylvester Stallone. I feel it’s worth noting that I rarely read anything about celebrities; I’ve never been very interested in celebrity culture or the media frenzy that seems to support that culture. Yet,…
Get this Warm CurrentBefore the Middle Finger; How I Work With Reactions
This week, I thought I’d share some “practical” thoughts on how I have approached working with my reactions. I was talking with someone who knows me well about how I’ve recognized my ability to do this improving dramatically. And while I won’t call this “advice,” they encouraged me to share my process. Goodness knows there…
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A generation of boys is being taught that performing online in ways that really hurt people is some kind of “winning.” Post the “right” thing, dunk on the right person, and it gets them cred in corners of the Internet where nobody is telling them they’re wrong. It allows them to feel powerful at the…
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I’m a Catalog Model!
Ok, no. No, I am not a catalog model. But I am in a catalog! And it’s led to connection! The fall Franklin Planner catalog, specifically. A connection on LinkedIn who works at the company asked me if I would share my experiences with the Franklin Planner because I frequently do that on the platform….
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One Year of Warm Current!
A year ago, on August 31, 2025, I hit publish on the first Warm Current post. I had no idea if anyone would read it, let alone stick around. So first thing’s first: Thank you! Whether you’ve been here since day one or you found this newsletter last week, thank you for reading, for sharing…
Get this Warm CurrentWhat We Can Steal From the World Record Miler
The Athletic’s newsletter, Peak, ran an interview this week with Josh Kerr, the new mile world record holder. Three things came out of it that I think more people should see, so I’m passing them along. If you don’t subscribe to the New York Times (which owns The Athletic), I believe you can subscribe to…
Get this Warm CurrentI Won an Election and I Wasn’t Even Running for Anything
I just won an election even though I wasn’t running for office. Not really, anyway. In Washington State, if two people volunteer to be Precinct Committee Officer, or PCO, in the same precinct (a job that mostly means handing out literature for your party) the county puts your names on the ballot and lets the…
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