I was dealing with a long-term cyberstalker, who had messaged me to tell he could have SO many women; prettier women, younger women, smarter women, etc. But, he wanted me because I was his woman. …

I was not popular in high school. Or middle school, or really any of the schools. …

It seems quite clear to me that most humans love hurting each other. In fact, I think our denial about this fairly ubiquitous trait is causing significant problems with the organization of our society.

Of course, we all have different levels of sadism. The most common level of sadism, is…

As far as mundane things go, few obstacles I encounter infuriate me as much as passive aggressive people. Common as weeds, but far more annoying, figuring out how to handle passive aggressive people constructively has been necessary for my own sanity, not to mention happiness.

I’m actually kind of surprised…

Sometimes, people ask me why I haven’t started my own startup. It’s a fair question. I’m a programmer, and a woman, AND I’ve basically only worked at startups for the past 10 years; I’m effectively a liberal trifecta of startup trendiness.

Usually I say something like, “I’m not in the…

I lost my job a few weeks ago. On my 3 year anniversary, the two co-founders told me that I was going to have to let my department so we could eke out a few more weeks to try to get an A round. …

I’m pretty sure America’s tangle with Covid will mark a cultural turning point; the question remains, however, will it be one where we correct our cultural ills, or one where we double down on the policies that hurt us?

The lens I personally see Covid through, is that America’s previous…

(Note: to any of my exes reading this, jump to the post script)

So, as this whole insurrection thing was happening, I found myself strangely compelled to re-read two books in my kindle archive.

1. Living With The Passive Aggressive Man
2. The Verbally Abusive Relationship

Sometimes, I have this shame that…