F-Elon but, more importantly, how you can have a really good weekend
Connecting, having fun, experiencing joy, and helping others are all critical ways to resist. But don't neglect calling your elected officials, too.
Rude. Reckless. Tyrannical. Crazy. Narcissistic. Possible Nazi. Really really bad at naming children. These are all words that describe Elon Musk. And now it seems we have to add “lazy” to the mix…
Multiple outlets have reported that Musk essentially copied and pasted from the memo he sent to Twitter workers after he took ownership of the company in 2022 to create the bizarre email he sent enouraging all federal government workers to resign on Tuesday. Right down to the subject line he used in both referencing, “A fork in the road.” Read the NYTimes piece about this (gift article.) By the way, if you work for the federal government, please read this before you consider resigning (gift article.)
It inspired me to throw together this little graphic to express my feelings about Musk’s “leadership.”
Let’s take some comfort from the fact that the majority of people in Trump’s inner sactum inevitably end up leaving, either of their own volition or because he tells them “You’re fired!”
Don’t Get Depressed, Get Active!
It may sound cliched but it’s true that PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER!
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Make Your Weekend a Good One
Connection and joy are also conscious resistance strategies that we all need to cultivate. So:
Cook something delicious for dinner, or breakfast, or lunch, or brunch. You may want to invite friends to join you. (Check out
’s suggestion today about committing to hosting a weekly dinner — I love that idea.)Hug the people you love.
Go outside for a while, even if the weather is crappy.
Do something nice for someone. It will not only make them feel better, it will also make you feel better.
Play a game with your family or friends. One game my family loves that only requires pencils (or pens) and paper is called Exquisite Corpse.
Here’s how it works:
Take a piece of paper (we use scrap paper cut into strips) and fold it into thirds from top to bottom. The first person will draw a head and neck on the top third of the paper and fold it down so that it cannot be seen before passing it to the next person who will draw the chest/trunk on the middle section before folding that down so it cannot be seen and passing it to the next person who will draw the legs/feet.
Once everyone has finished creating the corpses, it’s time to reveal them to lots of oohs and aaahs.
The resulting creations are often so funny and bizarre that we hold on to our favorites. In fact, one of my kids used them to decorate the door to his room.
Suggestions:
Use colored pencils or pens and take your time.
Pass around multiple pieces of folded paper around at once to create multiple exquisite corpses and to prevent anyone from getting bored while they wait for others to finish drawing.
I promise that you will not regret resisting, connecting with people, or experiencing joy.
Have a good weekend.
