When people think of Roe v Wade (including the justices who recently bucked Stare Decisis to rule) it's very black and white: “murdering babies" or "not murdering babies". There is nothing else; the focus is singular. The ruling does not take into account the very real, very complex, and non-pregnancy MEDICAL situations directly related to … Continue reading Reproductive Rights Affected My Life and Career … and Not for the Reasons You Think
Category: Life
Thank You
Funny how you really take things for granted until they are gone. (I mean, it is an old cliche; everyone says it, it's not like it's unknown) But yet, we still, as humans, do this regularly. When our hierarchy of needs are met, we sort of check that box and look for the next first-world … Continue reading Thank You
The Moon
I once took a graphic design class, right after college (I couldn't quit learning!), and one of the assignments was to make 100 tiny paintings of one topic. We were limited to what that topic could be, and the teacher required it be from a list that she had provided. From the list, I chose … Continue reading The Moon
Your Background
What's your background? No, I don't mean ethnicity, nationality, or "where you're from." We're in the age of Coronavirus, y'all! I mean, what's your zoom/interview background? I know that zoom has some cool background functionality. I'm talking about when you can't use that (i.e. my Mac doesn't have enough processor power for it, lol), or … Continue reading Your Background
Why We Get Dolled Up
Ok, I know in my last post I said I was back to blogging... I ended up working on some new projects (still doing that), but now that we are all confined to our homes, I am able to carve out a little more time and thought here. In fact, each one of these days … Continue reading Why We Get Dolled Up
It’s Back On
Hello world! It's been awhile since I last posted, three years and three months (or so). I took a break and the break kept going... and going... and going... but my mind didn't. So, I've come back to my old friend, "the blog" to restart the spewing of brain matter and ideas. And in this … Continue reading It’s Back On
My Heart
I sit and stare at the top of your head, trying to memorize every single white hair, the angle of your ears, the slope of your shoulders. Then it comes to me, "just take a picture, you'll remember it longer," and so I do just that. I'm dreading putting you to sleep. Not because of … Continue reading My Heart
Cauliflower “Steaks” with Olive Pistou
I know I haven't been posting recipes as often that I thought I would. Truth be told, I only want to post recipes on here that I actually like. So, although I'm cooking quite a bit for this class, some of the recipes aren't up to my high "palatability" standards. I actually liked this recipe … Continue reading Cauliflower “Steaks” with Olive Pistou
The Key to Happiness and Harmony
.... is connection. This occurred to me when I realized I needed to send my iphone in for repair. I thought about sending it in, and what that would mean to my "phone time." Then I thought back to when I had a Blackberry with no apps. No Facebook. Texting was there, but limited. Forget … Continue reading The Key to Happiness and Harmony
My Last Day with Halo
Halo was my basenji of 12 ½ years. It feels weird to say, “was” because only yesterday I was saying, “is”. I wouldn’t normally write about something so personal to me on this blog, but I’ve been in a daze, and I am finding ways to feel some healing in these early moments- and writing … Continue reading My Last Day with Halo