A grateful heart: Remembering their sacrifice
On this Memorial Day, I am feeling intense gratitude for the men and women who have laid down their lives in the …
A grateful heart: Feeling neighborly
“[Bzzzz] I turned you into a frog!” “[Bzzzz] I turned you into a toilet!” “[Bzzzz] I turned you into a banana!” “[Bzzzz] …
A grateful heart: Donating granulocytes, gaining compassion
A few hours hooked up to an old-school leukapheresis machine. So weird to see blood going in one arm and out the …
A grateful heart: My favorite tour guide
Nothing like a little 20-something weather with snow flurries to make a Californian appreciate winter. When my sister announced she was leaving …
I wanted to be a ballerina when I grew up
My dance teacher, Joanna of Joanna’s Kids-R-It in Sacramento, is celebrating her 30th anniversary teaching dance and gymnastics. I’m tickled to see …
A grateful heart: My thanks to those who serve
Jason Sommes flying the Grumman Bearcat in Watsonville, CA. Photo by yours truly. A couple weeks ago, a colleague asked me how …
It’s no hot dog anniversary but four years is still fun
Yes, I really fell down on my wedding day. No, this photo wasn’t staged. If you follow the traditional wedding anniversary calendar, …
#100HappyDays: Adventures in babysitting
Post-nap time sweetness It’s funny. I can fly a plane and I finished a dissertation, but my bestest accomplishment of late? Putting …
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 …
A grateful heart: Witnessing a first breath
A two-day old baby sleeping on your chest… One of life’s great pleasures I think. (Especially when you don’t have to change …