A few years ago, I dabbled with Gumroad by releasing a free PDF booklet about vapour barrier liner (VBL) socks. This endeavor was primarily to familiarize myself with the platform's handling of PDFs. Although I also marketed my book titled 'Me, Myself & I' there, I quickly discerned that a distributed PDF could proliferate as quickly and uncontrollably as an STD in the Chamonix valley. My booklet delved into the use of VBL socks over prolonged durations, sometimes as long as 60 days, in chilly landscapes like Antarctica, Greenland, and Alaska.

The options for vegetarian dining in this city have expanded dramatically in the last decade. Not so long ago, vegetarians in Paris had to content themselves with a plate of cheese or a green salad when dining out. Today, about 1/3 of the restaurants we review have a vegetarian offering for every course. Disclaimer: this is more true at modern restaurants than at traditional French joints. It remains difficult to find much beyond poireaux vinaigrette at a bistro.

I don’t know how we got back to WAP discourse but here we are. I’m shocked, though, in all of this that no one is pointing out the obvious reference to Donna Haraway’s seminal text for our brave new world, Cyborg Manifesto, in all the chatter about Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s Grammy performance. I loved that performance, by the way—camp that is slightly stale is my favorite kind of camp.

So, you’re sitting on the toilet, and it’s time for the tissue pull, you know, the attempt to grab a few sheets (four or five are good amounts) of toilet paper and, in one motion, detach it from the remainder of the roll without more paper following your hand away from the designated perforation line. Or, there’s no separation, and you’re now like a child or a dog unrolling the roll for pleasure and fun, not for use.

We’ve been going for almost a year and a half with a logo that was designed by Chris, our CEO, in Photoshop in about 20 minutes. It’s not especially sophisticated. It’s an ‘S’ inside a notched circle that kind of looks like a dollar sign. Because Substack helps writers make money. You get it. But now we have a real logo, done by actual designers and informed by more than a passing thought.