Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
The goat farm contest got me thinking about the very first dairy I ever visited. It resulted from my unusual television watching while in England. During my second year abroad, when I was living in my studio flat, I had a television and a receiver that allowed me to view three stations. As a result… Continue reading British Bovines
A few months ago I had the honor of attending a friend's party she threw to celebrate her puppy's first birthday. I love the fact that when I told my coworkers about going, no one batted an eye about attending a party for a dog. It was one of those "You know you live in SoCal" type… Continue reading Four More Years
Over the weekend I finished Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, all 861 pages of it, with only two days to go in my three-week borrowing period from my local library. There were times when I wasn't sure I would be done in time, but taking vacation last week made it possible. (That's not why I took vacation, but it… Continue reading Book Discovery
I have lots of crazy notions that I love to explore. As much as I enjoy learning new skills, I'm not big on watching videos as a first line of knowledge. I prefer to read about it, try it, and only if it goes so terribly wrong that I couldn't figure it out on my own do… Continue reading Hill of Beans
Right after receiving a CSA box filled with goodies, I had the following text exchange with DH2U: "Lentils and Rice or Cauliflower Pizza?" "Pizza!" "I see you are undecided. I'll check back later." Yes, I can be a smart alec. The infamous "they" say that no one likes one, yet when I make those types of… Continue reading Perfect Comebacks
I was thinking back on the post I wrote about the one vocabulary word from high school that I still remember ("virtually"), when I realized that that wasn't the only memorable vocabulary experience I had in school. In elementary school I was fortunate enough to be placed in a 5th/6th grade combo class as a… Continue reading Over Prepared
The best part of my sister Rebecca being born when I was 14 is that for her formative years I got to be one heck of a cool sister - one that could drive and didn't live at home! I started doing things with her when the stars aligned and I moved back to our… Continue reading Don’t Tell Dad
This year was the Ultimate Pi Day, 3.14.15, and I missed it. I was unable to get into the spirit: I was really upset about Leonard Nimoy's death, and I couldn't write something that felt right. He managed his best known character over decades and across series, yet his performance never seemed tired. The meme that went… Continue reading Geeking Out
In my collection of blog ideas, I have an article titled, "Why Your 20 Year Old Self says to STFU." Hindsight let's us be so critical of ourselves in our young and stupid phase. I still have traces of how scared and mixed up I was then. That version of me does deserve a break.… Continue reading Me: Now and Then
I am so glad that I internet surf. While it is often a brain numbing activity, there are times when it sparks huge bursts of creativity. A couple of months ago I was using Twitter as a jumping off point when suddenly I discovered that for a 200 word essay and a relatively small entry… Continue reading Dairy Farm
Grown Up, Now What? 