Weekly Light Vol 17: Birthday Donut Tower. War and Peace

The Weekly Light

Vol. 17 - March 5th, 2026

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Founder's Corner

Hey Friends.

Let’s kick things off with a congrats to Kelly, who won a $50 Gift Card for her reply in last week’s issue. Here’s what she had to say in her comment:

“Hello! I’ve been a big fan of your products for awhile, I always get compliments on my Happiest Camper hat 🤩 I’ve really enjoyed your weekly newsletter with cool music recs, book recs, quotes and Founders Corner. I think the Pay What You Can Campaign is super thoughtful and meaningful 🙏 I’ve been wanting to comment ever since Volume 14. That told me everything I thought I knew about your company and solidified it in print. Thank you for your Bad Bunny review, it was everything I felt too. 💗 You have a wonderful company, amazing products, great founders who are clearly passionate about positivity. I’m so happy to be able to continue to support your company and share how rad you are!”

Way to make us feel good. And right back at you Kelly, thanks for following along, and thanks to everyone who wrote in or commented.

Here's some great news for any delayed preorders: a big shipment of hats and enamel mugs just got delivered, and we’re in the process of unpacking them and filling backorders as quickly as we can. That process may take a few days, but if you’ve got hats & mugs in your order and it's been delayed, keep an eye on your inbox (and your mailbox) in the days ahead.

Is there an elephant in the room? I feel it. I've never shied away from commenting on world events in this space when something needs to be said. And boy, we've had quite the week on that front.

But I’ll be honest with you, I’m not feeling like diving in on the War topic today, and I’m sure you don’t need me to. I'll defer, and let Edwin Starr say it all for me below. Let’s just shine a little light instead.

In personal news: I turn 47 on Saturday, and I’m celebrating in my favorite way, with a good ol’ fashioned house party. The kids are spending the night at Grandma’s, and we’re turning the music and the good times up to 11. Maybe I’ll have some stories to share next week when this youngold man has recovered.

Until then…enjoy Vol. 17, support small business, go see live music, stand up for those who need it, and have a great weekend, friends!

- Seth

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Product Spotlight

Our Biggest Drop Ever

We spent years perfecting our Kitchen & Tea Towel design before launching, and they've quickly become one of our fastest-selling products ever.

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Kitchen & Tea Towels

From Our Table To Yours

In our early years of dating, Heather would always ask me what kind of cake or dessert I wanted for my birthday.

My favorite dessert? Maybe you know yours, but that’s a pretty impossible question for me.

Then one year, Heather walked into the room at my party with this incredible creation:

A tower of donuts with candles on top.

Is a donut my favorite dessert? No, not at all.

But, no matter how fancy you make your birthday cake, it always goes the same way at a party: Who wants a slice? Is that too big? You want one with less frosting? Where are the forks?

Or, you can blow out candles on a tower of donuts, and watch as all your friends devour them without a fork or a plate in sight.

Heather hasn't asked me what kind of cake I want for years, and I don't need to tell her.

No recipe needed here. Just stack your favorite donuts, light ‘em up, and start singing.

What We're Listening To

War and Peace
Edwin Starr

Enough said, right?

From its powerful start, through one hard-hitting soul banger after another, this is likely to get turned up loud on Saturday night.

Go ahead and play it with me.

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Quote of the Week

"War, huh (good God y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again."

- Edwin Starr

We want to hear from you. 💛

Do you have music, art, recipes, etc. that you want to share with us?

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Leave a comment below or send us an email, we'd love to hear from you.

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