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Eden is soon to debut. Ji Hoon is ready to return. Their agency pairs them together or a concept group. The concept? Business Gay. Will the idols be able to pull this concept off? Okay… okay… okay… I already know this is going to be a touchy subject, but let me assure you, the show is not that deep. Staring the members of OnlyOneOf, a group that themselves have been toying with the “But Make It Gay” concept, Bump Up Business is roughly 2 hours of second hand embarrassment.

In our community, there is no turning back. Our only option is Plan A. We are dreamers and imposters doing hard new things. Sometimes dismissed. Often derided. But never deterred. Our why is more important than our how. We are the Boat Burners. Over 4,000 subscribers No thanksncG1vNJzZmiapae7tbTEm6aarKNjwLau0q2YnKNemLyuew%3D%3D

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAMBICHÉAfter 12 years the queens of Bushwig are still giving shows at the Knockdown Center. It’s inspiring to see such a colorful event going stronger than ever, it’s honestly such an important platform for the art of drag. Prior to this year’s festival, one of the founders of Bushwig, Simone Moss, also known as Babes Trust, died suddenly in early August. The other founders commemorated her throughout the weekend, honoring the power she gave to many queens, and the opportunities she had created for the community.

Mindset Mastery is a free monthly newsletter about the psychology of small business ownership for freelance creatives from Jenni Gritters. If you’d like to support my work, I invite you to become a paid subscriber for $5/ month! Paid subscribers receive monthly journaling prompts, along with other perks. This is the last week to sign up for my new business coaching program for freelancers living with constraints. It’s called ADAPT and we start April 4th!

A few weeks back you had two of the richest and arguably smartest people in the world talking on stage-Charlie Munger and Warren Buffet and the most memorable quote for me wasn’t on business - but on life. “If you want to know how to live your life, write your own obituary and reverse engineer it.” Death! Yes, they spoke about death and frankly, there’s a bit of a personal story to it too.

Stories from my life, including tales about growing up with my communist parents, brain health, hospice, getting bar mitzvahed at 52, getting into birding at 63, and the constant search for joy despite, you know, all that scary stuff that's happening. No thanksncG1vNJzZmiin6i1rLvRp5mlraSde7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY4%3D

Ron Popeil died this week. You may not know the name, but you do know the lines “But wait, there’s more,” and “Set it and forget it.” “As Seen on TV,” was a Popeil invention. It slices. It dices. You know or have heard of the products, from the Veg-O-Matic to the… ncG1vNJzZmiilZuzpr7SqKWgqpGdrq560q6ZrKyRmLhvr86mZqlnkqrBbsPAoqtmrJiav6a%2FjKamq51dp7KuscybnKuhnpw%3D

I’m seeing the Barbie movie tonight, with a bunch of local mom friends. We are wearing pink. I am preparing to LOVE it, wholly and unapologetically. As mentioned last week, I’m having a bit of a time. I need a night of hot pink feminist joy. And yet—every time I see the memes and the trailers and Margot Robbie’s adorableness everywhere, I think: Looks like they forgot the fat politics.