# widowhood (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover widowhood. Page: Feed: --- ## [2026 Legacy & Leadership Awards Event](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/2026-legacy-and-leadership-awards) _2026-08-13 · Modern Widows Club · Widow Life®_ Mark your calendar Oct 20: this is where autumn's most memorable evening unfolds, with the NYC skyline as the backdrop. ## [The Missing Chapter: Why Women's Health Organizations Need to See Widows](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/the-missing-chapter-why-womens-health) _2026-08-12 · Carolyn Caple Moor · Widow Life®_ Pivotal — is a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates to accelerate the pace of social progress for women and young people in the U.S. ## [The Widow-cession: The Recession No One’s Named Yet](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/the-widow-cession-the-recession-no) _2026-08-08 · Modern Widows Club · Widow Life®_ There’s a new word in the economic vocabulary this year: the mom-cession. Coined by Navy Federal Credit Union’s chief economist Heather Long, it describes something researchers have been tracking since December 2023 — labor force participation among college-educated mothers with young children has been falling, ## [What “The Five-Star Weekend” Gets Right — and What It Skips Past Entirely](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/what-the-five-star-weekend-gets-right) _2026-08-01 · Carolyn Caple Moor · Widow Life®_ Peacock Premium + Series Review ## [Navigating Widowhood: Creativity, Risk-Taking, and Finding Our Way Forward](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/navigating-widowhood-creativity-risk) _2026-07-27 · Modern Widows Club · Widow Life®_ Healthy Widow Healthy Woman Podcast New Episode ## [Evacuate Yourselves](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/evacuate-yourselves/) _2026-07-20 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ On the night of 5–6 July 2026, Russia launched one of the largest attacks on Kyiv since the war began. I spent it in a hotel basement in Podil, following drone trajectories on one browser tab and a World Cup score on the other ## [Summer Newsletter: All the Great Things Happening at the MWC](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/summer-newsletter-all-the-great-things) _2026-07-17 · Modern Widows Club · Widow Life®_ It's been a beautifully busy summer season empowering widows and raising awareness at Modern Widows Club® The Movement for Widow Care (MWC). ## [Access Isn’t the Same as Equity: How Our Board Fights to Keep Widow Care Within Reach](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/access-isnt-the-same-as-equity-how) _2026-07-10 · Carolyn Caple Moor · Widow Life®_ Every widow who finds Modern Widows Club® The Movement for Widow Care (MWC) walks through the door carrying a different load. ## [The Stars Know Your Grief: How Each Zodiac Sign Moves Through Widowhood](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/the-stars-know-your-grief-how-each) _2026-07-09 · Carolyn Caple Moor · Widow Life®_ You are a constellation of stars. ## [Raised by a Widow, Married to a Widow: The George Washington Nobody Taught You](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/born-of-a-widow-married-to-a-widow) _2026-07-03 · Carolyn Caple Moor · Widow Life®_ How America’s Founding Story is, at its heart, a Widow’s Story ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Civvk56LFeUI) _2026-07-03 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [American Workplaces + Widowhood: Three Days is Not Enough](https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/american-workplaces-widowhood-three) _2026-07-02 · Carolyn Caple Moor · Widow Life®_ Let's do better. ## [Random June (2026)](https://www.justfrances.com/random-june-2026/) _2026-06-30 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have… ## [Random May (2026)](https://www.justfrances.com/random-may-2026/) _2026-05-31 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have… ## [Random April (2026)](https://www.justfrances.com/random-april-2026/) _2026-04-30 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have… ## [Counting widowhood by years](https://www.justfrances.com/counting-by-years/) _2026-04-26 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ Today is Sunday, 26 April, and I find myself reflecting on my first Sunday, 26 April. It was 17 years ago, and it marked the… ## [Fragrant foraging: Wild garlic salt](https://www.justfrances.com/fragrant-foraging-wild-garlic-salt/) _2026-04-20 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ It’s that time of year when the Scottish woodlands fill with the scent of fabulous wild garlic. And this year, I was determined to make… ## [Random March (2026)](https://www.justfrances.com/random-march-2026/) _2026-03-31 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have… ## [Random February (2026)](https://www.justfrances.com/random-february-2026/) _2026-02-28 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have… ## [These are theoretically testing times](https://www.justfrances.com/these-are-theoretically-testing-times/) _2026-02-25 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ Well, I’ve done it: I have finally taken my UK driving theory test – more than a year after getting my provisional licence and more… ## [Reflections at 52](https://www.justfrances.com/reflections-at-52/) _2026-02-21 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ It’s hard to believe that 52 is here already. It feels like only a decade ago that I was the answer to life, the universe,… ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hXw5LUCyVNyT) _2026-02-21 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Conversation hearts](https://www.justfrances.com/conversation-hearts/) _2026-02-14 · Just Frances · Just Frances_ I purchased some Conversation Hearts when I was home for Christmas\*, and when I opened them this morning, I was flooded with childhood memories of… ## [The Blurring](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/) _2025-10-07 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ What I live with isn't forgetting, it's the blurring. A meditation on grief, memory, and continuing without answers three years after loss. ## [The Selection Effect: Exporting Burnout as Best Practice](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/the-selection-effect-exporting-burnout-as-best-practice/) _2025-07-22 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ The tech industry has a selection problem: extreme work culture gets amplified globally while sustainable practices stay quiet. For those learning about Silicon Valley from a distance, this creates a dangerously distorted picture of what actually drives success. ## [The Loneliest Conversation](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/the-loneliest-conversation/) _2025-06-08 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ Widowhood creates a cruel paradox: needing connection more while finding it harder to achieve. From Christmas parties to casual conversations, I navigate a world where my reality makes others uncomfortable, editing my life to protect their comfort while isolating myself further. ## [Why I Find It Hard to Write About Being a Widow](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-it-hard-to-write-about-being-a-widow/) _2025-06-03 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ Why is it so hard to write about being a widow? My story has no redemptive arc. No community rallied, no family came together, no strength was discovered. Just sudden loss and ongoing adaptation without resolution. These are the widowhood stories we don't want to hear but need to tell. ## [Widowhood as a Memory Buffer Problem](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/widowhood-as-a-memory-buffer-problem/) _2025-06-03 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ Widowhood isn't just about missing someone—it's about losing your own biography. So much of my life only existed in shared memory. The cruel paradox: learning to live alone requires forgetting how we lived together, erasing the very past I'm fighting to remember. ## [Walking San Francisco 1: Kite Hill to Ord Street](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/walking-san-francisco-1-kite-hill-to-ord-street/) _2025-05-10 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ San Francisco isn't built for straight lines. The hills interrupt them, as do the dead-ends, back alleys, and staircases that thread between properties. This walk reveals the city's hidden pathways, earthquake shacks, and the geology, zoning, and transit history beneath the views. ## [The Fog Economy: What If This Is Stagflation?](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/the-fog-economy-what-if-this-is-stagflation/) _2025-05-08 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ When stagflation last arrived, we saw gas lines and garbage piles. Today brings empty shelves and ships that never dock. As indicators contradict and familiar policies fail, history isn't repeating—it's mutating. We're entering a new economic fog, not by accident but by deliberate policy choice. ## [The High Cost of Saying No: Why I Can't Stop Talking About Housing](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/the-high-cost-of-saying-no-why-i-cant-stop-talking-about-housing/) _2025-04-29 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ Atlanta isn't just building structures. It is filling them with life. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, we keep fighting over everything except how to make room for each other. Cities, like lives, are made of choices. Say no long enough, and you run out of chances to say yes. ## [Empty Ships, Empty Promises: Trump's Tariffs Are About to Decimate American Shipping](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-empty-promises-trumps-tariffs-are-about-to-decimate-american-shipping/) _2025-04-21 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ Trump's 145% tariffs triggered a flood of imports—but not a rise in American exports. West Coast ports are now sending ships back empty. This imbalance isn't just economic—it's personal. Jobs, wages, and trade flows are all at risk. The ships are still moving. But fewer are coming back. ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8vrUalwlwrOc) _2025-04-21 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Trump is a Critical Vulnerability](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/trump-is-a-critical-vulnerability/) _2025-04-18 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ The Trump administration nearly killed CVE, the system that names and tracks software vulnerabilities worldwide. When trust-based digital infrastructure becomes a political bargaining chip, our entire security framework is at risk. ## [Nvidia, Export Controls, and The Trump Team's Art of Trading on Insider Knowledge](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/nvidia-export-controls-and-the-trump-teams-art-of-trading-on-insider-knowledge/) _2025-04-16 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ A perfectly timed Nvidia put trade preceded Trump’s export controls by hours—and paid off by over 600%. In a month already shadowed by suspicious options activity, this one raises new questions. ## [The Bond Market at the 5% Threshold](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-market-at-the-5-threshold/) _2025-04-13 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ The 30-year Treasury yield approached 5% on April 11, 2025. Since 2008, long-term rates have stayed below this line. Crossing it doesn't guarantee collapse, but takes us off the map. We don't know what breaks when borrowing costs stay high or which assumptions stop working. ## [Placed Before the Memo: Suspicious AAPL Options Bet on a Policy Shift That Hadn’t Happened Yet](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/173-returns-on-insider-information-white-house-insiders-made-billions-yesterday-on-aapl-shares/) _2025-04-12 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ On April 11, 2025, traders placed large, targeted call option bets on Apple. That evening, the Trump administration quietly exempted smartphones from tariffs, news not publicized until April 12. These trades weren't speculation - they were placed before the memo was released. ## [3,500% Returns In 3 Hours: The Extreme Case of April 9, 2025](https://www.dataandpolitics.net/3-500-returns-in-3-hours-the-extreme-case-of-april-9-2025/) _2025-04-12 · Data and Politics · Data and Politics_ At 12:58 pm EST on April 9, 2025, someone placed perfectly-timed SPY options bets just 32 minutes before Trump's surprise tariff announcement. These $0.85 contracts soared to $31 each by closing bell. A $100,000 bet became $3.6 million in hours. The odds? A 1-in-4,484 chance of even minimal profit.