Reckoning the leaves of change
Today I walked around campus as it was snowing leaves of change. Yellow and orange flutters signaling a shift in season, so …
My patronus is a class of budding feminists
Driving through pea soup on the way to work this morning, you could have convinced me that dementors had taken over Sacramento. …
Talking feminism and controlling my face. Kinda.
We’d just finished watching the eight minute trailer for the documentary Miss Representation, a film about harmful gender stereotypes against women, and …
Exam time: I’m not “giving” grades
“Where did you see the score??” “She just posted them.” “When? I just looked awhile ago.” “No, like just posted.” I listened as …
19 steps to a perfectly decorated Christmas tree
This morning I asked my Facebook friends to guess how many feature length films it would take me to decorate my 9-foot …
The U-haul workout
I was conveniently out of town the last several times my little sister moved. (Just like I’m conveniently out of town when …
A very merry birthday to Mom-5!
Happiest of birthdays to Mom-5! Enjoying a damn fabulous birthday dinner at The Waterboy. xoxo, shawna NaBloPoMo May 2015 May 1– To selfie …
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 friendly note from the FAA
“What did you do?!” I exclaimed as Mr. T flipped through the mail and remarked that a manila envelope from the FAA …
Making a SacStatement
Whenever I teach about organizational culture, I start by asking students to identify important elements of their school culture like physical artifacts, …