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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The February 2026 CFG Community Giveback Partner is the @aclu.org
This means that 10% of all Patreon dollars from Bittersweet Paradox, Capitalism for Good, & Capitalism for Green will be donated to the ACLU.
Listen to Episode 54 of the Between the Interviews for the January update.
This means that 10% of all Patreon dollars from Bittersweet Paradox, Capitalism for Good, & Capitalism for Green will be donated to the ACLU.
Listen to Episode 54 of the Between the Interviews for the January update.
"Be the proof that you can be a bumbling, clumsy ginger with a lazy eye and still be able to do something worthwhile for your community."
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February 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"Be the proof that you can be a bumbling, clumsy ginger with a lazy eye and still be able to do something worthwhile for your community."
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This is what writing looks like for me (at least today it does). Laptop on my lap, in a dark room, watching The Hangover 3 because I’ll do anything to make my dad laugh 3 years post-stroke.
Please tell me what your non-traditional writing/work setup looks like so I don’t feel like a total fool.
Please tell me what your non-traditional writing/work setup looks like so I don’t feel like a total fool.
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This is what writing looks like for me (at least today it does). Laptop on my lap, in a dark room, watching The Hangover 3 because I’ll do anything to make my dad laugh 3 years post-stroke.
Please tell me what your non-traditional writing/work setup looks like so I don’t feel like a total fool.
Please tell me what your non-traditional writing/work setup looks like so I don’t feel like a total fool.
"There’s a woman who’s... a strong aversion to being told to do something because it’s cool, but has a LOT of thoughts and ideas about how we can push the envelope in a positive direction without all the noise."
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February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Step 1: "I have this sense of overconfidence that I attribute to having a tall person’s mentality. I can reach anything. My voice carries. My hair demands attention. And I’m tall enough to see for days, well beyond what the average Joe can see."
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January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Step 1: "I have this sense of overconfidence that I attribute to having a tall person’s mentality. I can reach anything. My voice carries. My hair demands attention. And I’m tall enough to see for days, well beyond what the average Joe can see."
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"I’d rather keep all that context. I’d rather keep all that background. I’d rather keep the nuance. I’d rather keep thinking I’m a giraffe when my hair actually looks more like a lion."
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January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"I’d rather keep all that context. I’d rather keep all that background. I’d rather keep the nuance. I’d rather keep thinking I’m a giraffe when my hair actually looks more like a lion."
From the latest post of Capitalism for Green: The Blog (Bittersweet Paradox)
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"We’re starting at Step 1 here. I mean the real Step 1, not the buttoned-up, planned, polished launch of a 'Step 1.' There’s no professional PR team. There’s no Instagram influencer. There are just some dreams, some ideas, and some goals."
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"We’re starting at Step 1 here. I mean the real Step 1, not the buttoned-up, planned, polished launch of a 'Step 1.' There’s no professional PR team. There’s no Instagram influencer. There are just some dreams, some ideas, and some goals."
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January 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW BLOG POST UP:
"We’re starting at Step 1 here. I mean the real Step 1, not the buttoned-up, planned, polished launch of a 'Step 1.' There’s no professional PR team. There’s no Instagram influencer. There are just some dreams, some ideas, and some goals."
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"We’re starting at Step 1 here. I mean the real Step 1, not the buttoned-up, planned, polished launch of a 'Step 1.' There’s no professional PR team. There’s no Instagram influencer. There are just some dreams, some ideas, and some goals."
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"This is the evolution built upon a foundation of learning from repetition. From practice. From perspective. From reflection. From embracing the present to build a past that I’ll feel good about in the future."
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January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"This is the evolution built upon a foundation of learning from repetition. From practice. From perspective. From reflection. From embracing the present to build a past that I’ll feel good about in the future."
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"Where I want to go in life is right here, right now, always, no matter what kind of tornado whirlwind I’m standing in at the time. It’s all valuable. It’s all golden. It’s all great. The goal is now. I’m chasing the now."
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January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"Where I want to go in life is right here, right now, always, no matter what kind of tornado whirlwind I’m standing in at the time. It’s all valuable. It’s all golden. It’s all great. The goal is now. I’m chasing the now."
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"Does anyone read tarot? The photo here was taken in the Spring of 2025 (before the Great Spiral of the Summer of 2025) and before I knew that I would be starting Capitalism for Green. There was only the big giant livelong dream goal and some inklings of how I..."
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January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"Does anyone read tarot? The photo here was taken in the Spring of 2025 (before the Great Spiral of the Summer of 2025) and before I knew that I would be starting Capitalism for Green. There was only the big giant livelong dream goal and some inklings of how I..."
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When I first typed this quote I accidentally mistyped “sleep is another a revolutionary mistake” and honestly, that would make a great spin off episode.
I’m lobbying Ed Helms or Kal Penn to tackle that for a crossover episode that the world needs right now.
I’m lobbying Ed Helms or Kal Penn to tackle that for a crossover episode that the world needs right now.
“Sleep is not an evolutionary mistake” 💛😂
Job well done @tpwky.bsky.social
Highly recommend this episode!
Job well done @tpwky.bsky.social
Highly recommend this episode!
Sleep is a universal experience. It’s not just the lion that sleeps tonight - it’s also the butterfly,
the chicken, the jellyfish, the dog, and of course the human. What is this widespread physiological process whose spell we are all under? Tune in as we unravel some of the mysteries of sleep!
the chicken, the jellyfish, the dog, and of course the human. What is this widespread physiological process whose spell we are all under? Tune in as we unravel some of the mysteries of sleep!
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
When I first typed this quote I accidentally mistyped “sleep is another a revolutionary mistake” and honestly, that would make a great spin off episode.
I’m lobbying Ed Helms or Kal Penn to tackle that for a crossover episode that the world needs right now.
I’m lobbying Ed Helms or Kal Penn to tackle that for a crossover episode that the world needs right now.
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Minnesota, you are loved.
January 25, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Minnesota, you are loved.
New blog post up:
"Do I know what this will look like in the end? Heck no.
Do I feel prepared to do this? Absolutely not.
Do I have a space picked out already? Not even close. I'm starting from square one...
Am I terrified? Also, yes."
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"Do I know what this will look like in the end? Heck no.
Do I feel prepared to do this? Absolutely not.
Do I have a space picked out already? Not even close. I'm starting from square one...
Am I terrified? Also, yes."
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January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
New blog post up:
"Do I know what this will look like in the end? Heck no.
Do I feel prepared to do this? Absolutely not.
Do I have a space picked out already? Not even close. I'm starting from square one...
Am I terrified? Also, yes."
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"Do I know what this will look like in the end? Heck no.
Do I feel prepared to do this? Absolutely not.
Do I have a space picked out already? Not even close. I'm starting from square one...
Am I terrified? Also, yes."
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"Brought to you by the same folks that created the @capitalismforgood.bsky.social project & podcast, Capitalism for Green is a real-life look into what it's like to plan, open, and operate an intentionally environmentally and socially responsible retail business..."
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January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Introducing:
Capitalism for Green: The Blog (Bittersweet Paradox Edition)
One overachieving try-hard woman out to make the world a better place and trying to reflect back on being propelled through life by anxiety, and weirdly, the sudden absence of that anxiety.
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Capitalism for Green: The Blog (Bittersweet Paradox Edition)
One overachieving try-hard woman out to make the world a better place and trying to reflect back on being propelled through life by anxiety, and weirdly, the sudden absence of that anxiety.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Introducing:
Capitalism for Green: The Blog (Bittersweet Paradox Edition)
One overachieving try-hard woman out to make the world a better place and trying to reflect back on being propelled through life by anxiety, and weirdly, the sudden absence of that anxiety.
www.patreon.com/posts/step-0...
Capitalism for Green: The Blog (Bittersweet Paradox Edition)
One overachieving try-hard woman out to make the world a better place and trying to reflect back on being propelled through life by anxiety, and weirdly, the sudden absence of that anxiety.
www.patreon.com/posts/step-0...
The New Era of the Capitalism for Green: The Blog starts on 22 January 2026 in it’s new home.
New perspective. New thoughts. New ideas. Same ole steps. This project is evolving over here, folks.
Find it on Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox. Send a message if you want a code for a free month.
New perspective. New thoughts. New ideas. Same ole steps. This project is evolving over here, folks.
Find it on Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox. Send a message if you want a code for a free month.
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The New Era of the Capitalism for Green: The Blog starts on 22 January 2026 in it’s new home.
New perspective. New thoughts. New ideas. Same ole steps. This project is evolving over here, folks.
Find it on Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox. Send a message if you want a code for a free month.
New perspective. New thoughts. New ideas. Same ole steps. This project is evolving over here, folks.
Find it on Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox. Send a message if you want a code for a free month.
"...The North Star of a life that is full of adventure, curiosity, understanding, and appreciation makes the end result the journey itself. It makes the goal that I'm chasing its own North Star.
Is this what scientists mean when they say time isn't linear?"
Is this what scientists mean when they say time isn't linear?"
January 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
"...The North Star of a life that is full of adventure, curiosity, understanding, and appreciation makes the end result the journey itself. It makes the goal that I'm chasing its own North Star.
Is this what scientists mean when they say time isn't linear?"
Is this what scientists mean when they say time isn't linear?"
I just spent some time journaling about the productivity of inactivity. Maybe it's just mental gymnastics, but the perceived inactivity of slowing down to attempt to live in the present moment is a skill for me to learn & practice. So then it becomes and accomplishment that I can feel good about.
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I just spent some time journaling about the productivity of inactivity. Maybe it's just mental gymnastics, but the perceived inactivity of slowing down to attempt to live in the present moment is a skill for me to learn & practice. So then it becomes and accomplishment that I can feel good about.
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"I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected"
— Maeve Binchy
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"I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected"
— Maeve Binchy
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January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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"I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected"
— Maeve Binchy
#writingcommunity
"I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected"
— Maeve Binchy
#writingcommunity
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January 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"It is imperative that people have access to free information when their kids are entitled to a free appropriate public education." - Shannon Masterson, Occupational Therapy Private Practice Owner & Founder of Kentucky Advocates for Inclusion & Accessibility
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This also means that 10% of all Patreon membership dollars from Bittersweet Paradox will go to @stjuderesearch.bsky.social
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January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This also means that 10% of all Patreon membership dollars from Bittersweet Paradox will go to @stjuderesearch.bsky.social
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I've been thinking about New Years resolutions. Pros. Cons. Whether I should make them work for me or not. I love goal setting. I like having something to work toward. I think it's a good thing and helps me change. I also want to be kind to myself avoiding unnecessary & unhelpful stressors.
January 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I've been thinking about New Years resolutions. Pros. Cons. Whether I should make them work for me or not. I love goal setting. I like having something to work toward. I think it's a good thing and helps me change. I also want to be kind to myself avoiding unnecessary & unhelpful stressors.
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"If you see a sign that says 'all are welcome,' and you feel unwelcome, sweetie, that's a you problem." - Tory Hall, Owner & Operator of @sowerbooksne.bsky.social in Lincoln, Nebraska on the Capitalism for Good podcast
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December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"If you see a sign that says 'all are welcome,' and you feel unwelcome, sweetie, that's a you problem." - Tory Hall, Owner & Operator of @sowerbooksne.bsky.social in Lincoln, Nebraska on the Capitalism for Good podcast
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We second this request!!
Anyone have a good recommendation for an on-demand printer for a customized branded journal? Bonus points if it's a sustainable & socially responsible company. I'm looking to switch the printer for our podcast journals from Amaz*n to a printer we can feel better about.
Please and thank you!
Please and thank you!
December 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We second this request!!
This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by dreaming of the winter in the heat of the summer.
"I love winter. I love the snow. I love the cold. I love the sun being less intense. I love everything about this time of year..."
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"I love winter. I love the snow. I love the cold. I love the sun being less intense. I love everything about this time of year..."
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December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by dreaming of the winter in the heat of the summer.
"I love winter. I love the snow. I love the cold. I love the sun being less intense. I love everything about this time of year..."
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"I love winter. I love the snow. I love the cold. I love the sun being less intense. I love everything about this time of year..."
Join the Writing Club at Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox.