Heather Muse

@heathermuse.bsky.social

A knitter and cat mom with a sneaker problem. Audience and strategy roles Reviewed/USAToday, Fortune, Dataminr, Long Lead. Lucy Van Pelt sun, Charlie Brown moon, Sally Brown rising

On my way back from the gym an old lady leaned out her car window and yelled “LeBron James is coming to Philly!” meaning that I heard from an old lady yelling out her car before I read the news. Score another one for old ladies over traditional media

Sharing a gift link to this because I know when I was caretaking my mom every ounce of validation that I was doing something emotionally, physically, professionally and financially impossible helped me feel less alone

Opinion | This Is One of the Hardest Jobs in America. Millions Are Doing It Alone. (Gift Article)

Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents.

nytimes.com

Massachusetts is about as pure of a distillation of America as you can get. It's where the country started, it's filled with precious national history, it's a paragon of education and civic engagement, it's filled with the loudest and most irritating people alive.