#100HappyDays: The reluctant birthday boy
Wednesday’s happy included this moment from our Wednesday night hangar party where everyone serenaded the reluctant birthday boy, Ray-Dad. I’m grateful for …
Why National Pi Day means so much to me
Breakfast of champions, really. We’re having significant leftovers for dinner. Yes, significant. Two kinds of pie–the beefy guinness-y pot pie variety, and …
Celebrating the PhD: A sister trip to Disneyland
“You just finished your PhD. What are you going to do?” “I’M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!!” That’s an approximation of a conversation that …
The only good dissertation is a done dissertation
Why, yes. Yes, I did! I am utterly thrilled to announce a new arrival in our household. Affectionately known as The Big …
Thursday 13: On my mind
To sum up life lately: “Time is that elusive quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it …
Thursday 13: How I plan to celebrate finishing the dissertation
Click. Print. Another chapter. Drafted! To mark the occasion, I’ve thought up Thursday 13 ways I’m going to CELEBRATE when the entire …
The Daily Pixel: Sweet September
What birthday would be complete without a singing hamburger card, really? I’ve listened to it at least a dozen times. Mr. T …
Cue the celebrating, it’s Mr. T’s birthday!
I officially decree: Every wedding needs a photo booth! Having already extolled many of Mr. T’s virtues in a previous (awesome) birthday …
The Daily Pixel: Celebrations!
A cool breeze through my office window. Birds cheeping in the trees. Hot coffee. A happy dog. These are a few of …
No “perishing” today: On becoming an academic author
Bzzzzz. With a push of a button, I summon the butcher. Smiling broadly above his white apron, he asks, “How can I …