Living through COVID-19 (how can you avoid this topic?), good reads, things to do, people insights, and of course food and growing things
A weekly dose of interesting #badass, every Sunday am
Welcome, I’m Susan Mernit and this is my bloggy-style newsletter, Cover Your Bases. I started this back in March when I was terrified I was going to get COVID-19 and die, and just could not keep baking sourdough and eating it as a way to not go crazy.
So, I decided to go back to blogging, something I did with great joy for many years, and then stopped. The goal of Cover Your Bases is to share reflections and also share links to interesting things to think about, read, and do. I’m an over-60, long-time tech innovator and non-profit arts entrepreneur, now running an arts center, with lots of curiosity of my own around health issues, fitness, food, family, culture, and that thing no one wants to talk about in public, aging. Also, equity, inclusion, being an ally and getting out of the way. And Oakland, where I live.
We’re on issue 19 as I update this page on Jan. 3, 2021, with the 2021 goal to publish consistently, at least once a week.
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How Cover Your Bases works
Each issue is put together by Susan Mernit, an insatiably curious person with a wide range of interests. Each’s week’s issue will have an intro about what’s here (and the state of the world, or how we might escape from it), and include four additional areas:
This week: A reflection on something personal and reflective. Like getting through fucking COVID-19.
Quick takes: Short features about things worth looking at, especially related to economic development and the arts, food, and permaculture, useful links, and more.
Making: Food, gardening, and doing things.
Parting Bits: Links and references on a theme worth checking out.
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Past newsletters live in an archive on the landing page. This goodness is free for you. Thank the sharing economy.
Want to know more or have suggestions? Email susanmernit@gmail.com, an address created specifically for this newsletter.
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