Anna Burgess Yang

Hi Reader 👋 - Happy Wednesday. I'm writing this while eating Unexpected Cheddar Spread from Trader Joe's. I've been a fan of Unexpected Cheddar for a long time, but the spread is next level. Smear it on crackers. Boom. Snack. If you live near a Trader Joe's, go get some, stat. And also, if you...

Hi Reader 👋 - Happy Wednesday. I'm planning to launch something new on September 1 which is (checks calendar) less than a month away now. I'm not ready to provide more details yet, but I figure that I'm speaking it into existence by telling more people. It's something I've talked about for a long...

Hi Reader 👋 - Happy Wednesday. If you're in a part of the world engulfed in record-breaking heat, I hope you're finding ways to stay cool. In about a month, school will resume here. My youngest child has a birthday at the beginning of August. And two different groups of out-of-town guests will...

Hi Reader 👋 - Happy Wednesday, and if you're in the U.S. I hope you had a safe and festive 4th of July. My day included hosting a croquet tournament in my backyard. Croquet tournaments were an annual 4th of July tradition in my family for more than 20 years. Now I've picked up the torch and...

Hi Reader 👋 - I went to the Art Institute of Chicago last weekend. There are two special exhibits right now: Salvador Dalí and van Gogh. I'm always in awe as I stand before such masterpieces. Millions of people have gazed upon such works. I'm lucky that I have access to the museum. Vincent van...

Hi Reader 👋 - Did I say that my newsletter's new send date would be Tuesday? Scratch that. It's Wednesday. 😆 Which I decided after Memorial Day in the U.S. Monday holidays always throw me off and it's unlikely that I'll have recovered by Tuesday morning. So Wednesdays it is. 1) Reflection: I've...

Hi Reader 👋 - Happy Tuesday. Yes its Tuesday, the new publication day for Tinkering With Ideas. I recently took my Substack (Work Better) weekly instead of bi-weekly. I used to alternate Substack and my newsletter on Thursday mornings. So Tinkering gets a new publication day! (And who knows,...

Hi Reader 👋 - Earlier this week was the school science fair. My 5th grade and kindergartener both participated (one of them dyed eggs and the other one researched quantum physics — I'll let you guess which was which). My 5th grader will be off to middle school next year so this was his last...