The Displaced Cactus

Adventures of a former desert dweller transplanted to Washington

Category: Brainstorms

  • The Commodification of Hygge

    The Commodification of Hygge

    It was probably 2015 or 2016 that the concept of “hygge” started trending on social media. Every now and then you’d see one of your friends share a meme of an image with a translation of “hygge” which I guess is basically an emotion related to being cozy and content. “Great,” all of us introverts…

    Continue Reading

  • How to Make Jury Duty Better

    How to Make Jury Duty Better

    What does a plate of fried rice have to do with jury duty? Well, that was my new place for the week. I went to SaNae Thai in Everett during my lunch break while waiting to find out if I would be selected to be on a jury. Let’s do a little jury duty math,…

    Continue Reading