A third place is a place that isn’t home, but it isn’t a workplace. They are vital for civil society, democracy, civic engagement and establishing feelings of a sense of place. They are where communities are formed, nourished, and strengthened.

Not going to attempt to address [gestures broadly] all that, but I am #LOGGING-ON to announce that I have officially cold-turkey quit Zuckerberg’s internet, both Facebook and Instagram. I will faithfully maintain this blob at least once a week (which was about the rate I used Instagram) and let our friends know what we’re up…

At least one weirdo (HI ELLEN*) asked us to start a damned blog because we’ve functionally stopped using social media to communicate since our artificial intelligence overlords scrape our content for nefarious purposes and we don’t give away our evil labor, we save it for our friends. WE’RE REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU or WE’RE SORRY…