We took a deep breath, and with some careful guidance from our printer, we’re bringing color back to the Loop for this issue!
You may remember Olga, who was woken from her sleep to the sound of the first shots of the Russia-Ukraine war. Since our interview with her, she has… well, see for yourself.
Cash is still your friend, and on the financial side we also have Stephen with thoughts on financial independence. Speaking of independence, there’s also a pirate ship in Vashon’s future. And at a much smaller scale, we cover more details of the most independent of breads—sourdough.
We have new columns from Gates and Richard O’Dell, and my own column on saving money on PC’s finally gets to run. Mike Ivaska also returns, writing about the intersection of the world of nature and the spiritual. There’s jokes from Daniel Hooker, and lots more.
And yes, horoscopes.
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