Health and lifestyle balance, this sounds first a little bit like a leaflet in the doctor’s waiting room. You sit there, you look at the paper, and it says eat salad, make steps, drink water, don’t smoke, don’t eat this, don’t eat that. And yes, okay, this is maybe right. But for me health is…
This month, The Pineapple is about balance. Unfortunately, balance appears to have left the building. The day began with good intentions. Those are often dangerous. I was working on the Brida ecosystem, specifically trying to automate part of our member-care process. The task itself seemed simple enough. If we could automate the Spud Toss, we…
I closed the door because my husband was prancing around on the outskirts of my office. Well, technically, he was sweeping the floor and doing laundry, but in Fruitloop language that is still prancing. Domestic ballet with a broom. Laundry choreography. The Mayor heard the noise, of course, because The Mayor hears everything that can…
I started the meeting in a very Sarah way: I absolutely forgot. I was calling my friends, and then suddenly—oops. Meeting. I was so sorry, really, but Fruitloop was calm about it. She said it was okay. Fruitloop even told me she had reminded me one hour before, so yes, that was a little bit…
After three weeks away, I came back from holiday with a relaxed body, a tired brain, and maybe only half of my English vocabulary. Fruitloop was happy to see me again, and I was happy too, but I had to admit: the holiday was too short. It is always too short. We went camping in…
Some Lunch conversations arrive quietly. No dramatic debates. No dragons to train. No rebellious vegetables offering life advice. Just a table of familiar faces scattered across continents, connecting through occasionally stubborn internet connections and carrying the ordinary emotions that come with ordinary lives. Which, as it turns out, was exactly the point. This week we…
I was good that day. Very good, actually. I was at home, and it was raining on her side, so of course Fruitloop thought, oh no, then she cannot go running. But I had already checked the weather app and gone the evening before, so that was okay. Here, my evening was not yet decided….
I came back to my lesson and Fruitloop was like, “Welcome back,” and I was like, yes, hello, I am alive. I missed meetings because last week I worked with my mother for a summer job, and I just forgot about our meeting. I accepted the job and didn’t really look at my schedule. The…
Operating Manual for the Manfred Model This model can be used on Earth and in space. This information is important because any person attempting to operate the Manfred model should first understand that the machine has range, but also conditions. It is not a new model. It is not a luxury model. It is a…
It was finally Friday. My plans were solid, foolproof, and beautiful: do absolutely nothing, rest, catch up on missed sleep, and simply become a world-class couch potato. But in reality? The weekend had a completely different itinerary. The Friday afternoon slump hit me hard—tired, fluish, and lazy. I was desperate to crawl under the covers…
