My wife writes on the topic of race and our daughter.
This is your regular reminder that race is a construct. That most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them. That some people just look different and are not easily classifiable. That some people who have multiple ethnicities in their linage may not look like it. Thus, any classification you may attempt is likely wrong. In fact, when one assumes someone of mixed heritage is only one of those based on how they look, you ignore and/or erase a part of that person’s identity. A part that is as equally meaningful and a part of their whole person. That making such assumptions based on how someone looks is the very definition of racism and your doing so only participates in and perpetuates a construct that was largely created to divide, classify, marginalize, erase, devalue, and suppress.
This reminder brought to you by my daughter who must face this daily and does so with strength, grace, wisdom, and pride.
Routine | The Most Advanced Calendar for Productive People
Unify your calendars, centralize your work, plan your days and focus on what matters now!
This looks interesting. I’ve signed up to the wait list To take it for a spin.
Me in front of my bookcase at 18 years old. I was into encyclopedias before it was cool.
In the past few weeks in Vermont, we’ve had wildfire smoke from Canada forcing people to stay inside, a heat wave, and now this flooding. And Vermont is a place that is supposedly safer for climate refugees to go. But that’s the thing about a global climate crisis: it’s going to affect absolutely everyone absolutely everywhere.
ATTN Entrepreneurs: Customers Won’t Wait – Garrick van Buren
Don’t wait to provide something. Customers won’t wait, their pain and frustration is today, they’ll continue looking for solutions while you’re off building The Perfect Thing, and the longer it takes, the more likely they’ll find something else.
Truth.
New glasses, who dis?
… No, seriously, who dis? I’m still getting used to my new prescription. 🙂
My day so far…
• Pastry 🥐
• Yoga 🧘♂️
• New eyeglasses 👓
• Bookstore 📚
• Shopping 🛒
• Cooking 🥘
It’s been a good day.
49 Life Lessons In 49 Years Of Living – Productivityist
Mike Vardy marks his 49th with some lessons learned. Some good ones in here.
I still miss Path.
Wish someone would build an IndieWeb revival of it.