Whether you love it or hate it, it's safe to say that being in nature brings a lot of comfort to a lot of people. My family was never the type to go on vacations for the natural landscapes , but even I know that being in nature can open you up to so much joy. I remember in May of 2021, me and all my best friends went on our first big outing to go hiking in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Even though I'm not the most athletic, and it wasn't the longest hike, it was so amazing to just be around trees, rock…

Happy Tolkien Tuesday, folks! Our resident J.R.R. Tolkien expert Ada is off on a merry adventure right now, and she's left me to share these memes with all of your middle earth residents. The only problem is I am not what you'd call a Lord of the Rings expert, which you could probably tell by my use of the phrase “middle earth experts.” I did not even read The Hobbit in the 3rd grade. I don't have a stellar justification for this except that I'm taking my time while consuming big franchised mov…