by Jean Franzblau | Apr 9, 2021 | Checking In, Cuddle Queen Jean, How To, Video
Already today, I’ve emailed a legal document, took my supplements, reached out to a colleague, and set up an appointment. There will be more of the same tomorrow and the next day and the next. So. Much. Adulting. I find that being a grown up in this complex...
by Jean Franzblau | Mar 19, 2021 | Checking In, Covid Diaries
Old Movies My Dad used to tape old movies on the VCR and play his favorites over and over. A 1951 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, was part of the pantheon. The film was about an advanced being coming to earth with a warning that human activities – in...
by Jean Franzblau | Jan 11, 2021 | Antiracism, Checking In
In his book, How to Be An Antiracist, Ibram Kendi says, “The heartbeat of antiracism is confession.” As a black man he wasn’t wagging his finger at the white reader with judgment. Instead, he acknowledged with embarrassment that he expressed racist ideas as a younger...
by Jean Franzblau | Dec 7, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries, How To
Quarantine Discoveries, Part 2 I promised to share with you the resources that are helping me survive and even thrive during the pandemic. An item or two may be “too out there” for your taste, but perhaps you shouldn’t be surprised. I’m the one who tried cuddling and...
by Jean Franzblau | Nov 23, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries, How To
Quarantine Discoveries Friday night was a big night for me. I had been physically distanced from my quaran-team for more than two weeks due to travel. My Covid test was negative, and I had no symptoms. On Friday night I got to hug and kiss and be with my peeps in...
by Jean Franzblau | Nov 12, 2020 | Checking In, Etiquette
A reader of my newsletters sent me a long email. She told me that I’m narcissistic, fake, tacky, and rude. I almost believed her. This is going to pinch a little I got the email last week. The writer warned that what she had to tell me may be hard for me to hear....
