New Beginnings

You may be wondering why I am moving my newsletter to this new site and I have touched on it before how Substack is platforming some fascists and Nazis and frankly, I do not want to drive my own particular traffic there if I don't have to. Also, they want me to charge subscribers in order for me to post my podcast and I think that is dumb. I will not be charging for a podcast. You can pay me by buying ads so I can hawk items! I said it before and I'll say it again! That's how I do late stage capitalism!

I know building a new site from scratch is going to be a pain in the ass, but I am committed to posting a longer form newsletter weekly and having a shorter bullet point list like on a Thursday to discuss some of the pop culture that I have consumed that I don't already discuss in the longer form version. I think longer form will be dropped on Monday's because I know you aren't going to read these on a Sunday evening, even if I am writing this on a Sunday. But that's called WORK! Also, hoping to drop the next podcast episode some time this week. I will have updates on that.

I have been so out of whack these past few months from either doom scrolling or just from the mental crippling effects of my foot injury. I have officially been diagnosed with bursitis on three of the toes on my left foot and recently got a cortisone shot on the most inflamed one. This injury has plagued me since November, got worse in January which knee capped all running and walking and now I still have not been cleared to run. My doctor was trying to tell me not to bike and I was adamant that I needed to do something and he said as long as I iced immediately after, I could. My foot has been sore this week since getting the shot and I am hopeful that this is going to help. I ordered new slippers that have arch support even though they are the ugliest slippers I have ever seen in my life and Seth and I will have to put gym mat flooring in our basement because the concrete floor is terrible for my foot. When I see the doctor in a couple of weeks, I have a feeling I will be getting orthotic insoles for my sneakers. Which, honestly, fine. I just want to start running again and I did not realize how depressed not running has made me. I love the bike and I am still working out but I am super depressed not being on there and when the world is the way that it is, running would be my escape. Insert every crying emoji known to man.

However, we have a plan, and that plan is we see the doctor in two weeks and I have the cortisone shot. Fingers crossed

I have some ideas cooking for when I can start running again (I have had to drop out of so many races for end of April and May, I want to throw up) so I want to make summer 2025 an epic return but also, scheming for 2026. Will discuss more about those plans after my appointment. Listen, if Shaun King aka Alexander Scamilton did some scamming and didn't actually do the things he said he was going to do, why can't I, who actually want to do the things I would fundraise for, also not try!?

Anyway, thank you to everyone for making the move to this new site. I really appreciate it. The world may suck, but you have my dumb ass thoughts and ranting and ravings to enjoy at least!