Monthly Archives: January 2026

Day 4778: What other people have to say

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Because I’m so interested in what other people have to say, I love being a group therapist.

I also love sharing what other people have to say in this blog.

Today’s blog post is all about what other people have to say.

On Hell is Freezing Over Day, here’s what I find when I search for “what other people have to say” on YouTube:

I also find this:

I find what other people have to say very inspiring, so please consider leaving a comment below.

Thanks to all who are here for what other people have to say, including YOU!!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Hell is Freezing Over Day, January 31 2026, protest songs, Sam Fischer and Demi Lovato, Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis, TED talk by Camilla Lundin, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, what happens after we die?, what other people say, Why you shouldn’t be a “good girl” | 6 Comments

Day 4777: Curmudgeons

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Ann Koplow

It’s hard not to be a curmudgeon during these dark days of cold and ICE.

I’m especially an old curmudgeon and I’ll be older very soon, on Groundhog’s Day.

Do you see curmudgeons in my images for today?

Here’s the new protest song from that wonderful curmudgeon Bruce Springsteen.

Thanks to all who help me feel less like curmudgeon during these dark times, including YOU.

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “The Streets of Minneapolis”, Bruce Springsteen protest song, Dr Tsay acupuncturist, emotion wheel, favorite curmudgeons, January 30 2026, Phillips Candy, strikes, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky | 8 Comments

Day 4776: Creepy

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Ann Koplow

I hope people don’t mind if my blog post is creepy today.

Is it creepy to be a curmudgeon on National Curmudgeons Day?

Here’s what I find when I search for “creepy” on YouTube.

Stephen Miller was creepy even when he was young.

It’s creepy that I can’t find the creepy footage of creepy Stephen Miller refusing to leave the podium after his high school speech, disrupting the speech of the young woman who is next.

We are living through very creepy times, when creeps like Stephen Miller have so much power.

Thanks to all the non-creeps who for this creepy post, including YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Charles Gould, Curmudgeons Day, January 29 2026, Lessons from a terrified horror researcher, Stephen Miller, Stephen Miller high school, TED talk by Mathias Clasen, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky | 11 Comments

Day 4775: Rewatching

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Because rewatching the news can be so soul-killing these days, I’m often rewatching movies I love.

Yesterday, after work, I started rewatching The Crying Game, one of my favorite films.

I love rewatching stories where people are kind and connect under impossible circumstances.

Do you see anything worth rewatching in my other images for today?

Here’s the official trailer of the movie I’ve been rewatching.

I enjoyed rewatching Siskel and Ebert’s review of the The Crying Game.

What have you been rewatching?

Thanks to all who are here for this rewatching post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, Cod dish, connection, impossible circumstances, January 28 2026, kindness, movies people rewatch, The Crying Game, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter | 8 Comments

Day 4774: Stories worth repeating

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Because of the stories in the news lately, I’ve been falling asleep to these kinds of stories worth repeating:

The other night, I heard this story worth repeating:

I’ve been sharing that story worth repeating with my clients.

I’ve applied to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to do my show Group “Therapy” with Ann again, because I hope that’s a story worth repeating.

Good reviews don’t guarantee that the Free Fringe will agree that I have a story worth repeating. If I do get a show for August 2026, that will definitely be a story worth repeating here.

Do you see other stories worth repeating in my other images for today?

Thanks to all who have stories worth repeating, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: books worth rereading, ChatGPT reassurances, Group Therapy with Ann, healthy meals, January 2026 snowstorm, January 27 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Edinburgh Fringe, The Empty Boat parable, The Sleepy Monk videos on YouTube, Twitter | 7 Comments

Day 4773: Therapy

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Because of the snowstorm, I’ll be providing individual therapy remotely today. Because of the snowstorm, I had to cancel my in-person therapy group.

Do you see therapy in my images for today?

I write songs for therapy, including this one:

What’s your therapy?

Expressing gratitude is also therapy, so many thanks to YOU.

Categories: original song, personal growth, photojournalism, Psychotherapy | Tags: “Don’t Kill Yourself”, cats, feelings, January 2026 snowstorm, January 26 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Singing Therapist, Twitter and Bluesky, vegetable quesadillas | 7 Comments

Day 4772: The USA

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Ann Koplow

The USA is becoming more dangerous for more people, every day.

Last night I asked a question about what to do about the USA.

Let us bear witness to the horrific shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, USA — and the despicable response from the USA government — with the official statement from his family.

I captured these images in the USA yesterday before looking at the awful news.

On Opposite Day, I wish the USA government would do the opposite of what they’re doing now. In the meantime, we in the USA and around the world need to oppose them.

Here’s what I find when I search for “the USA” on YouTube.

Thanks to all who help me deal with living in the USA, including YOU.

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: bearing witness, Boston mayor Michelle Wu, Comfort Kitchen, January 25 2026, krispykarim, Opposite Day, statement by Alex Pretti’s family, taking action, the killing of Alex Pretti, Twitter and Bluesky | 6 Comments

Day 4771: What do you feel like doing?

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Ann Koplow

What do you feel like doing? When the weather is cold, with the threat of a huge storm starting tomorrow, this is what I feel like doing:

Nothing.

However, today is National Just Do It Day.

What do you feel like doing now? I feel like sharing my other images for today.

What I feel like doing, here and now, is sharing that panicky feeling about having to drive into work on Monday during a potentially dangerous snow storm. What I feel like doing, also, is reminding myself that forecasts aren’t always correct and I will have options on Monday.

What I feel like doing is keeping everybody safe, including myself.

Here’s what I find when I search for “what do you feel like doing?”

What do you feel like doing? Leaving a comment?

Thanks to all who are here for this what-do-you-feel-like-doing post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: favorite pies, Indian food, January 23 2026, National Just Do It Day, Punjab Cafe, safety, TED-Ed by Shannon Odell, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Why you feel stuck and how to get motivated, winter storm forecast | 12 Comments

Day 4770: What’s wrong with people?

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Because I know people often focus on what’s wrong with people, I asked the members of my groups yesterday to do a mindfulness exercise where they focused on the positives about themselves.

Because of yesterday’s Daily Bitch calendar and because of the news, I asked “What’s wrong with people?” last night on social media.

What’s wrong with people who ask ChatGPT “what’s wrong with people?”

What’s wrong with people who share their daily experiences with others?

On National King Day, I’m wondering: What’s wrong with people who support and enable the current US president — a toxic narcissist who acts like he should be King?

Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “what’s wrong with people?”

Here’s another part of Sebastian Maniscalco’s What’s Wrong With People?

Thanks to all who help me deal with what’s wrong with people, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, ChatGPT, coping and healing groups, January 23 2026, National King Day, Sebastian Maniscalco, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, yesterday’s meals | 11 Comments

Day 4769: Come in from the cold

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Today is National Come in from the Cold Day.

I wish I lived in a nation where everybody could come in from the cold. Because of the cold people running this nation, it’s getting even more difficult to come in from the cold.

I hope this blogging space affords people an opportunity to come in from the cold.