She touched my junk!: A perilous “opt out” pat-down
Photo credit. “I’d like to opt-out,” I said, repeating my familiar refrain to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer directing traffic to …
The Daily Pixel: Early summer in academia
Summer in academia feels like controlled chaos. Contrary to popular opinion, having “summers off” does not equate to three months of vacation, …
Nerdgasm: Honors at the International Communication Association convention
Accepting my Top Paper award from Janet Fulk at the International Communication Association Organizational Communication Division business meeting and feeling a bit …
The pursuit of perennial curb appeal
It started out so small, my idea. I was just going to carve out a little flower bed to protect our mailbox …
The Daily Pixel: Good things, thank you!
It’s Memorial Day and as I revisit the last week in pictures, I’m incredibly grateful to all of the people who have …
The Daily Pixel: Weekend warriors
The human creaks and groans seemed plentiful this morning as Mr. T and I wrenched our aching bodies out of bed. To …
Stalking hummingbirds, my new profession
It started last summer when I first installed our cheapy plastic feeder. I’d find myself standing by our bedroom window, just staring …
The Daily Pixel: Spring and things
It’s Spring in Sacramento and I’m digging the 75-degree weather lately. So much so that I’ve found myself outside puttering in the …
Braceface Chronicles: Mid-course corrections and tooth nub removal
Over the past 10 months of wearing Invisalign braces, I’ve eagerly awaited The End. According to my crackulations, I expected to be …
Be still my heart: (Insanely) Great grilled artichokes
Grilled artichokes and reduced fat kielbasa. Next time, I shall grill the sausage for much longer–needed more char to it. ‘Tis the …