New Year’s Eve Updates from Former Letter Writers
We ll mark the end of the year with some updates. Some of these LW s need some more advice. You can send your own questions to [email protected]
The first update is from someone who s still having a tough time finding people. I might want to revisit this question again . I just think that as the world opens up (potentially, in months), people are going to engage with each other in new and different ways.
Hi Meredith, You published a letter of mine a few years ago and I ve never written in with an update. I m afraid that s because I ve kind of just given up on trying to meet someone. I tried online dating for a number of years but just grew exhausted and finally quit for good about a year ago. I know that s not the update you were hoping for. But I ve come to decide that online dating, and this entire era of always staring down at our phones and never being present in public (and therefore able to meet in the real world),
12 ways to give back to Orlando this holiday season
Shed a little light, nourish the community and invest in a better local future
In a fortuitous bit of holiday kismet, this week s Savage Love column saw Dan Savage advising a reader who was feeling a little seasonally blue that helping others is an excellent way to maintain your sanity. Along those very same lines, we decided to put aside our usual 12 Strays of Christmas photo essay and instead point out some local organizations that help Orlandoans in need. We ve highlighted 12 that caught our eye during this very difficult year some formed as a result of the pandemic, some trying to keep up their mission amid new challenges posed by it and they re all doing amazing work worthy of a few of our increasingly scarce dollars. This list is by no means exhaustive, and we both beg your pardon if we ve omitted some local dynamos as well as encourage you to make your own 12 Ways lists. But if you are able, try to give somethi
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There are different ways to combat seasonal depression. Some of my
Stranger colleagues go on afternoon runs. Dan Savage lifts weights. Those are great options, but I prefer my activities to be less active. Busy days of doomscrolling make me want to do one thing: submit. So this winter and every winter, really I ve committed to getting blazed, giving in to my despair, and taking long walks through Seattle s rainy grayness.
I gotta say: It s refreshing.
Have you ever spent 15 minutes pondering a wet baby toy stuck in a tree? Or found three dirty socks behind a Fred Meyer to be particularly relatable? I have, but that s because I m committed to taking walks while high. And even though our outgoing teetotaler-in-chief once said he wishes young Americans could know the blessings of a drug-free life, I believe we could all appreciate Seattle s wintertime hellscape a little more if we explored it with weed.