Totally had one post written and hit delete instead of save on my phone. Lost it. Totally sucks. Not that is was some great intellectual post or anything, but it was a complete post. I was trying to delete a pic from the post because wordpress for iPhone posts my pictures upside down and I … Continue reading Just Not My Day
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Who Doesn’t Love A Brush With Death
We are in Orlando--I was down for a conference and the whole family tagged along. While there is a ton to do in Orlando, this being the end of the year near Christmas, we decided not to do Disney (plus we were just there in July when we visited Cali) and to keep it simple. … Continue reading Who Doesn’t Love A Brush With Death
“Reason Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
I had the pleasure of listening to Leonard Pitts, Jr speak today (the title of this post are his words and this post is inspired by the talk he gave today). I might have been living under a rock when the Tyler Clementi suicide happened. I did post some thought on cyberbullying and bullying in … Continue reading “Reason Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
Explaining Love
Noah is at the age now where he is starting to really care about other people. He has always been a kind and gentle soul, but I have seen it develop and morph. He has a "girlfriend"--I know he is totally too young but it is the absolute cutest thing in the world. We were … Continue reading Explaining Love
One Step Closer
Yesterday was the culmination of my doctoral study. I had to orally defend my comprehensive exams. For those of you who are wondering what comps are, they are pure hell. That is what they are. Not really, but I imagine they are close. I had a committee of 3 professors and they each gave me … Continue reading One Step Closer
