Went to a World Cup match last night.
The city was completely alive in anticipation. The subway ride to the stadium was all chatter — people saying where they were from, how far they'd traveled to be here, music filling the gaps between strangers who were bonded, if only for a few hours. On the field, men playing for their countries, everything on the line. On the walk home, a stop at the Bok Building, just because.
Some weeks hand you a moment you didn't know you needed.
TODAY’S PICKS
THE FEATURE
The Tincture of Time.
There's a medical term for the most underused treatment in medicine. A doctor has been prescribing it to patients for years and learning to apply it to the rest of her life.
THE REFLECTION
The Solitude Problem.
You know you need people. You also keep choosing the couch. A researcher looks at why that happens and what it actually costs.
Just Between Us.
My kids can't read my handwriting. It's not my penmanship. They never learned to read cursive.
THE WILDCARD
Every Day, You're in Someone Else's Story.
A two-minute read about the part of your day you're not paying attention to.
If you know someone who'd love this, send it to them.
That's the whole ask.
There's something in it for you too.
Details below.
My answer:
There was a man outside my house this week with a flashlight, peering into corners. I watched him for a minute, concerned, then went out to ask. New neighbor, Atticus. His cat Stella — a gray tabby — had gotten out. I told him I'd look out for her. I hope he knows his neighbors care.
