# burned down — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover burned down. Page: Feed: --- ## [My Symphony of Selves](https://francine.substack.com/p/my-symphony-of-selves) _2026-08-29 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ I’m reading this book, Your Symphony of Selves, by James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber. ## [The Fourth Turning](https://francine.substack.com/p/the-fourth-turning) _2026-08-22 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ We are in a Fourth Turning, in case you care. ## [What Makes A Philanthropist?](https://francine.substack.com/p/what-makes-a-philanthropist) _2026-08-15 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ We talk often these days about how philanthropy should take over what government used to do. ## [brief vent](https://briars.bearblog.dev/brief-vent/) _2026-08-11 · briars · briar's secret base_ i am 22 years old and not allowed to choose how i dress. i am 22 years old and cant go to the mall by myself. i am 22 years old and cant do anything for myself. #ok ## [\[ART\] trying to feel something](https://briars.bearblog.dev/art-trying-to-feel-something/) _2026-08-09 · briars · briar's secret base_ oh my poor oc ## [I VOTED: Because I Can](https://francine.substack.com/p/i-voted-because-i-can) _2026-08-09 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ I voted. ## [weekly-ish digest](https://briars.bearblog.dev/weekly-ish-digest/) _2026-08-08 · briars · briar's secret base_ my microwave is busted and i almost burned down my house. oops! the toilet is busted. :( i bought fields of mistria and am enjoying what ive played so far (like an hour) yeag thats about it. not a fun week or two. ## [california is a curse](https://briars.bearblog.dev/california-is-a-curse/) _2026-08-02 · briars · briar's secret base_ nothing came of it, but there was a sizeable fire in the wilderness behind my house yesterday and my house could have burned down?? awesome ## [Affordable Housing Then and Now](https://francine.substack.com/p/affordable-housing-then-and-now) _2026-08-01 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ When I stepped off the plane from New York in August, 1968 my second husband and I were in Phoenix to look for an apartment and meet my new boss, John Hardaway. ## [x-ray AHHHH](https://briars.bearblog.dev/x-ray-ahhhh/) _2026-08-01 · briars · briar's secret base_ had a chest x-ray today... scary but they didnt find anything. i just have bronchitis i guess. yay(?) ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/13R7Mbe6vjgA) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [on dissociative disorders online](https://briars.bearblog.dev/new-post/) _2026-07-30 · briars · briar's secret base_ trigger/content warnings for brief discussion of rape and abuse . recently, i've been questioning whether i suffer from OSDD . which, for the uninformed, is a dissociative disorder that can present with symptoms similar to DID , which you may be familiar with as "multiple personality disorder." before you grab your pitchforks and tell me "it's so rare! you couldn't possibly have this disorder!"… ## [this is not actually the greatest day of my entire life](https://briars.bearblog.dev/this-is-not-actually-the-greatest-day-of-my-entire-life/) _2026-07-30 · briars · briar's secret base_ my mom kind of has absolutely negative respect for my boundaries or human being status. i am 22 years old and im still not allowed to do much of anything without her input. i signed up for a dentist and she went nuclear on me because "i shouldve asked her first" and its like, jesus christ woman, i am a 22 year old woman and i can do what i want without your input! it is my money i am spending! you… ## [this is the greatest day of my entire life](https://briars.bearblog.dev/this-is-the-greatest-day-of-my-entire-life/) _2026-07-30 · briars · briar's secret base_ fuck yes. ## [tomodaching my life](https://briars.bearblog.dev/tomodaching-my-life/) _2026-07-28 · briars · briar's secret base_ getting back into tomodachi life after i burnt myself out on it horrifically (played 60 hours in a week). made a new island since i got kinda bored on the old one and im trying to not make almost every islander a pokemon character, which is... harder than anticipated. ## [7/26 -- weekly digest... THREE!](https://briars.bearblog.dev/726-weekly-digest-three/) _2026-07-26 · briars · briar's secret base_ didnt do much this week, since im still recovering from the mystery illness. i have literally nothing to talk about, but i want to keep doing these... um... i went to the grocery store? ## [AI and Consciousness: What Do We Know?](https://francine.substack.com/p/ai-and-consciousness-what-do-we-know) _2026-07-25 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ When did we begin to see intelligence as a computer, run by tokens? ## [The Budget: A Balancing Act](https://francine.substack.com/p/the-budget-a-balancing-act) _2026-07-19 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ I don’t know why I’m sitting around during the summer writing about the United States budget but it has suddenly become interesting to me (Iran war, new ballroom, etc) so I guess I’m gonna do it. ## [Let's Go to Mexico for Our Healthcare](https://francine.substack.com/p/lets-go-to-mexico-for-our-healthcare) _2026-07-11 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ If there are any last believers in American exceptionalism, our health care system will challenge them. ## [Your Ballot, Booby-Trapped](https://francine.substack.com/p/your-ballot-booby-trapped) _2026-07-05 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ I’ve spent the last several months as part of Civic Engagement Beyond Voting, a nonpartisan group that follows Arizona’s legislative session and tries to head off the worst bills before they become law. ## ["Incorruptible"](https://francine.substack.com/p/incorruptible) _2026-06-27 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ Book of the Month ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CrvDHT8klpYW) _2026-06-27 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [America at 250. Let's Still Celebrate Her](https://francine.substack.com/p/america-at-250-lets-still-celebrate) _2026-06-20 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ I had been thinking about how I want to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, given how I feel about the state of the union. ## [Should We Still Pay Taxes?](https://francine.substack.com/p/should-we-still-pay-taxes) _2026-06-13 · francine hardaway · Living the Dream_ I have been paying taxes since 1965.