Can people change? A New Year contemplation.
I’ve been contemplating the question “Can people change” every January 2 for a decade now, thanks to my Q&A A Day journal. …
That elusive quality of nature
“Time is that elusive quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it doesn’t seem to be working.” …
New Year’s goals: Thinking back, looking ahead
Auntie Shawna and baby Satyana. If you guessed that my favorite experience of 2013 involved finishing the dissertation or graduating with a …
And the winner is…
I only rarely forget pants. Just FYI. Ever get that nagging feeling, like you’ve forgotten to do something? That something’s been bugging …
Thankful type things
The equivalent of my “I voted” sticker, thank you, Starbucks. I do question the sentiment, however. For the first week of November, …
“Losing my train” in front of my idols: Contending with public speaking anxiety
Photo credit. It’s common knowledge that no one attends the last session of an academic conference. So color me surprised when, as …
48 hours in Germany: What I learned going abroad for the first time and reenacting Southwest Flight 812
One year ago today I woke up in the wee hours of the morning, putting a pause on the vivid mental images …
A note to Christmas haters
Truth, I used to hate Christmas. Used to. Photo credit. Confession: I used to hate Christmas. Really, despite what my decking-the-halls and …
Santa’s coming to town… on an alligator
Could not resist Santa on an alligator! Bought this gem, along with the Mardi Gras crawdad, in New Orleans last week. In …
Thursday 13: Confessions, volume III
Yesterday I discovered there are seven weeks until December 1. SEVEN. Which means 9-ish weeks until Christmas. To distract myself from that …