personalFriday, September 4, 2026
Today's personal blogosphere is split between big-picture legacy and small-practical choices. A reflection on Gloria Steinem's anger meets a practical guide to ditching Amazon, while accessibility advocates push for progress over perfection. The through-line is a quiet reckoning with what we owe each other online.
Two pieces frame how we carry forward the work of figures and movements.
A personal essay on Gloria Steinem's death argues that her legacy is permission to stay angry, especially for women in conservative spaces. It's less a biography and more a call to keep the fire.
Meryl K. Evans talks captions and deafness with a focus on progress over perfection. A reminder that accessibility is a practice, not a checkbox.
The rest of the day is about practical decisions: where to shop, what to share, what to build.
A practical guide for Small Business Saturday that frames Amazon's ethical failures as a reason to shop elsewhere. Lists alternatives without being preachy.
The old debate about whether to share blogging income gets a fresh airing. The piece breaks down both sides without landing hard on one.
A retrospective on Project Xanadu argues it failed because it never iterated toward real use. A cautionary tale for anyone chasing a perfect system.
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