Have you ever read a book for pleasure only to discover it had a homework kind of vibe to it? That is how I felt when reading Lean In. What kept me going was the fact tat it was only 175 pages. Since I'm not in grad school, I didn't have to read the 50 pages… Continue reading The F Word Discussion
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Walk for Mankind
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
Allegiance
Yesterday I saw Allegiance, a musical about the U.S. government's internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. It was a powerful, moving production. Spearheaded by George Takei, who was interred along with his family, it tells a tale that is so often kept silent, both by the victims of this atrocity and a nation embarrassed by its past… Continue reading Allegiance
Grown Up, Now What? 