The Morning Missive

Amy Widdowson

What has five links and seven jokes? Hopefully this Morning’s Missive. All the quick, funny and human tech and politics catch-up you need to get your day started, all in the time it takes you to perfect your Zoom lighting.

Created 05 Mar 2018

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Reading List: T-Minus Ten Hours Until I Can Retreat Into A Holiday Pillow Fort In My Parents' Basement.
22 Dec 2021 • 2 min read
Gather round, ye Merry Missivians, for the final one of 2021 (unless, of course, inspiration strikes me to send some kind of year end wrap up of madness and/or list of cute things my dog has done in t...
Send Your Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes, I Wanna Be 95% Butter By The Time I Head Back To SF After Christmas.
21 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Lovelies! Today is the shortest day of the year, wherein our North Pole leans the furthest distance away from the sun—not unlike me trying to shuffle away from the performatively unmasked jerk I saw a...
It's Monday And I Can't Come Up With A Charming Subject Line. So Go Grab A Coffee, Gonna Be A Long Short Week.
20 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Poppets! It’s the last week of work in ’21 for me, which means three days of tying up loose ends, putting together plans for ’22, and emotionally preparing to sit around in jammies reading books (or w...
Reading List: In Determining Which Cookies To Make This Holiday, Remember That Raisins In Anything Are For Anarchists.
17 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Lovelies! It’s Friday, and I am up in the frozen north, where it is -24 degrees Celsius and -12 degrees American. That’s right, my homeland is freaking cold, challenging my Bay Area-softened sensibili...
A Group Of Otters Is Called A Romp, And Other Collective Nouns That Belie Murderous Intent.
13 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Sweethearts! Happy Monday, hope your weekend was full of adventures and carbs. I just spent 45 min on the phone with a pharmacy who screwed up a prescription, so my spice level is HIGH today. And hey ...
Reading List: May We All Have The Confidence Of An Unhinged Chef Rant.
10 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Leibchens! Happiest of Fridays, fabulous humans, congrats on making it through another week without absolutely losing it (and even if you did absolutely lose it, you still made it here! Which is a big...
’Tis The Season For Oversized Sweaters, Fancy Holiday Coffees, And Toppling The Patriarchy.
08 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Dearests! We’re a week and a bit into December, and the air in the Bay Area has chilled substantially (though I cannot complain about the temperature, as my brother works in the Yukon and it was -43 d...
Impulse Buying A Roomba As Self-Care, And Other Uber Elder Millennial Activities.
06 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
Lovely humans! Happy Monday, I hope your weekend was adventurous, but not too adventurous - you know, the perfect level of “oh yay, I pushed my comfort zone!” while also ensuring your were warm, well-...
Reading List: Yes, I Know That Driving An Electric Vehicle Isn't a Personality. I Am Also Loud.
03 Dec 2021 • 2 min read
Dearests! No time for pleasantries this morning, I have a morning of meetings and need to go put on my face before the doggy dictator yells at me to take her out. Well, except for, I THINK YOU LOOK LO...
There Is No Such Thing As A Latke Recipe For One, And Other Crushing Holiday Realities.
01 Dec 2021 • 1 min read
My darlings! It’s been nearly two weeks since I last spoke to you, and the pre-holiday work crunch on top of a whirlwind work trip (first in nearly two years…) that started with a Sunday redeye flight...
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