By Lizz Giordano With his first guaranteed basic income check, Geno Rosario purchased a cartload full of groceries. As the end of the month crept closer, there was no dread setting in, Rosario didn’t need to worry about stretching his paycheck until the next one came. The $500 monthly stipend filled in the gap. “It was great to not have to worry about that for once,” Rosario said. “It’s nice to not have to panic, and know there is going to be enough.” The extra money is also making homework time less of a struggle for Rosario and his son, who fell behind in reading and math during the pandemic. Rather than spending hours after dinner trying to have him...
Did you know that every year we dump over 2 billion tons of waste onto the planet? This includes construction waste, industrial waste, household waste, plastic waste, electronic waste, radioactive waste, sewage and run-off waste. In fact, 99% of the things we purchase are turned into trash within 6 months. So it’s no surprise that people who are particularly concerned about the state of our planet have dedicated themselves to limiting their impact on the Earth and keeping their waste to a minimum. Allow me to introduce you to the Zero Waste subreddit. This group, which currently has over 875k members, is full of responsible citizens who are dedicated to minimizing their overall environmental impact. We’ve gone through the page...
I’m very late to this one, but I have finally seen and written down words about Thor picture #4, THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, directed by the suddenly controversial Taika Waititi. I see most of the Marvel movies right away, but various other happenings conspired to make me wait until three weeks later on this one, and honestly it was kind of nice to miss most of the conversation and see it after the storm had passed. I’m curious to see if this review will still generates anything close to a new release level of discussion, or if the interest in such topics dissipates with exposure to oxygen. I honestly don’t know the answer. It was also good to see later...
When I finally contracted COVID-19 for the first time, earlier this summer, I deluded myself into thinking I could work through the first few days of illness. After all, I perceived my symptoms to be impressively mild. I'd experienced worse colds and flus that laid me out for days. My version of COVID, which ultimately gripped my body for weeks, began with lethargy and barely noticeable congestion.Continuing to work wasn't about proving my productivity. Instead, I faced a timely deadline that I preferred to meet than delay. But COVID had other plans. Within three days, I crashed. When I wasn't watching TV, I could do nothing but lie in bed, fatigued by the simplest tasks. That's when I started meditating multiple...
This delicious fast pickled cucumber salad recipe has vinegar and dill for a delicious, refreshing, tangy salad. It’s a hit with my kids too and one of my favorite Shabbat lunch ideas to eat with salmon. This post contains affiliate links. Growing up, I loved delicious cucumber salad that is often sugared up (and often too much so) in true Ashkenazic tradition. But I especially loved Grandma’s. Grandma’s cucumber salad wasn’t too sugary and was just perfect and full of delicious dill flavor. It was just the right touch. I never got Grandma’s recipe. I don’t even know if Grandma has a recipe. But I did try making it a number of times before I got the flavor I wanted....
