Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
When I was in elementary school, my best friend and I got the crazy idea to take part in the Walk for Mankind: a 30 kilometer walk that was a fundraiser for ... like I would know. In the months leading up to the walk, every recess we dutifully walked around the playground on the… Continue reading Walk for Mankind
Yesterday was May Day, which is one of Ms. M's favorite holidays, thanks to its cheerful nature. While I have seen pictures of the May Pole Dance (and seen it performed on the television shows Mad Men and Midsomer Murders), I've never done it. (Isn't ElmFlake's photo awesome?!?!?) Dancing around the May Pole looks like a lot of fun,… Continue reading I May
This weekend Kurt and his dance partner will represent Diversity Dancesport in Oakland at the April Follies dance competition. Last year I joined them and took pictures (If you'd like you can watch some of the videos). Being around the dance scene (and the memories it brought back) was bitter sweet. Suddenly, in my mind I… Continue reading April Follies
It's been a while since I've shared an embarrassing story about myself on here. Ever since I wrote the post on first impressions, I knew I was going to have to tell my tale of a time when I was able to overcome an incredibly poor first impression I made. This one was in grad… Continue reading Mortified
The first step on my path to Judaism was attending my first worship service. At that point in my Adventure Girl journey, it was important that I go alone. So on a Friday night, I went to the nearest reform synagogue, took a deep breath, and I walked in. I almost left right away because… Continue reading First Synogogue
Back in the early 1990s, there was a car commercial that had the announcer saying, "Stay between the lines. The lines are our friends", as the driver of the car then proceeds to not stay between the lines. Once again, I can't remember what company it was for, but I do remember wondering why someone… Continue reading Running with Scissors
Ever since I was a junior in high school taking Advanced Placement US History, I knew what I wanted to be: I was going to be a history professor. I loved how our teacher showed us that what we'd learned to date in our history classes had been wrong, and I wanted to be able… Continue reading Grad School First Try
In thinking back to my knee surgery, it really got me thinking of the importance of friendships. The things we will do for our friends: I've cleaned houses, brought over food to the sick, made ridiculously early or late airport runs, and ran errands as a social activity. I've never considered any of those occasions… Continue reading Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
Ever since I read Lucifer's Hammer (which was followed two days later by the Southern California blackout!), the need to have emergency supplies on hand has been at the top of my mind. It led to a not so successful volunteer attempt, but that led to more research and another opportunity. Some of you know… Continue reading I graduated
My latest book on tape (Great: I've managed to date myself in this post before I even got to the first verb! I might be making it worse by pointing out that my current car is the first I've ever had that didn't have a tape deck.) is What Was She Thinking, the book upon… Continue reading What Was She Thinking?
Grown Up, Now What? 