Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
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
Last year I discovered the work of Barbara Kingsolver quite by accident. I was browsing through the audiobook section of the library and found Flight Behavior. I vaguely recalled having read something about it, so I decided to give it a go. I love it when authors are talented at reading their own stories, and she definitely… Continue reading Animal Vegetable Miracle
I was thinking back on my 1950's housewife post after listening to the audio book of Keeping the House by Ellen Baker. It is another of my chance stumble upons while browsing the library's collection. It is a story of a family throughout the 30 years they lived in a beautiful house in a small… Continue reading Keeping the House
While it was looking bleak for a while, I'm finally back in the reading habit, and I'm not too far behind. Whew! The idea that I might not be a reader any more was scaring me. So glad that that is not the case. Part of what helped turning the tide was when I discovered… Continue reading Movies from Books
Ever since I listened to the audio book of Zealot, I've been thinking a lot about my undergrad years. I've talked in the past about my intensity of purpose during those years, and about my history classes. My memories keep focusing around a World History class I took. As a history major, most of my… Continue reading College Nostalgia
I think I've been taken over by the pod people. I look like me, but inside a switch has been flipped and my brain is not functioning correctly, and no, it has nothing to do with my latest bout of insomnia. I have lost the will to read books to the end. So far this… Continue reading Pod People Got Me
Over the last two years, there were two books that didn't make it past my 50-page rule that I still really wanted to have read: Reza Aslan's Zealot and Philip Roth's The Plot Against America. In both cases I was able to go back and complete them thanks to their audio book versions. For Zealot, it was my professor friend… Continue reading Second Attempt
As I've alluded to on a few occasions, my previous job was a lot of work with virtually no down time. This has made me quite aware of the hours being worked by those around me, particularly in a service capacity. It all started with a McDonald's ad (Aren't you amazed I remembered who the… Continue reading Day of Rest
As my long-time readers know, I make my New Year's resolutions at the Jewish New Year. As I have for the past ten years, in 2014 I took an entire day off to hole up in a hotel room to focus on my priorities. I always value that exercise and how illuminating it can be. While many… Continue reading Atta Girl
In the past few weeks I have had the pleasure of supporting two of my friends in their writing endeavors. I attended a friend's talk at a book festival, and then just last week I had the privilege of being a guest at another friend's book launch. I was so excited to see my friend,… Continue reading My Friends the Authors
Grown Up, Now What? 