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  • Blame It All On My Roots

    “You know they say you can’t be just a little bit pregnant?” I said out loud to 85 of my coworkers during a presentation. “Well, you can be just a little bit incapacitated. It’s not an on-and-off switch.” I was co-presenting a… Continue reading

  • My Answers to “20 Questions That All Celebrities Need To Answer Honestly”

    This past summer, I really wanted to swim in a pool. But I didn’t. Primarily because I was terrified of getting coronavirus. The virus is bad enough, but I’m more afraid of the symptoms. I hate feeling sick. I hate… Continue reading

  • Legal Question: Is Twitter the Government?

    This week’s question comes from Candace H: “Can you explain why Trump’s ban from Twitter (and Facebook, plus the overall removal of social media platform Parler, et al) did not silence first amendment rights (ie: explain government action censoring vs.… Continue reading

  •  Run-ishment

    (TW / CW / Idk exactly what these mean, but I know you put them at the beginning of a thing to warn people about upsetting stuff: eating disorders and exercise as self-harm.) I started running initially because I hated… Continue reading

  • Legal Question: Can You Sue Yourself?

    This week’s question comes from Cara: “This question was inspired by a line in your Santa Clause analysis…can you sue yourself? Is it legally possible? And if so, why might someone do it?” Great question, Cara. This is one of those technicality-type… Continue reading

  • The Burden of Knowing How the Story Ends

    Books are one of my favorite ways to cope with isolation, grief, stress, anxiety… you know, all the feelings that have been going on for nearly a year now and very much intensified this past week. My favorite genre is… Continue reading

  • Legal Question: Consecutive versus Concurrent Sentencing

    These two great questions are related to one another and tie into the first week’s letter, so let’s tackle them both at once. Nikki L. asks:  “Hi Heather! What’s the difference between concurrent and consecutive sentences? Thank you! PS- I… Continue reading

  • New Year’s Loose Guidelines

    Well, the calendar changed over to a new year, and yet things remain somewhat the same for us all. Back in 2020, I finally broke my annual January 1st tradition of years past where I would set incredibly unrealistic goals… Continue reading

  • Legal Question: The Case of Snoop and the Stolen Gin & Juice

    This question comes from Aaron: “In the song Gin and Juice, Snoop Dogg claims that ‘I got me some Seagram’s Gin, everybody got their cups but they ain’t chipped in.’ What steps would he have to take and what would… Continue reading

  • Gifts

    This year, I got Paris a ladder for Christmas. I also got him some running clothes, but my big purchase – you know the one you get excited for them to open – was the ladder. The ladder we already… Continue reading