looking at life through different eyes
A few weeks ago after teaching a class where I erroneously stated the prevalence of colorblindness and then proceeded to do some pretty bad math while a student googled stats and called them out for me to interpret on the fly, I then launched my coffee across a chair spilling it on the stranger I … [Read more…]
I just resigned from a committee that I have been on for over a year. The committee was in an organization that I have been a part of for almost 5 years and at one point, I was in charge of. For the last couple of months, I have hemmed and hawed about whether or … [Read more…]
I recently got into a discussion with someone about our ability to effect change in the world. As you might imagine this conversation had a political component, and emotions were riding a little high. In the midst of the conversation, I was proposing that we might need to consider that we have some inherent problems … [Read more…]
I’m getting ready to wrap up my first Kickstarter campaign for my new book (which you can see here). It is not yet fully funded, and I do not know if it will be, but as I sit here working on an email to send out and pictures to post on facebook for the final … [Read more…]
There are so many things to say. There are so many things to read. I am daily daunted by the number of topics and causes and ways that we can remake the world. I want to be a part of the change, to be a person who uses my energy to make the world a … [Read more…]
Off the grid in the strict definition means to live without connection to an electrical power grid. When I hear it, however, I tend to think about a cabin covered in moss on the edge of a lake with a rusty row boat and two weathered Adirondack chairs. There is a large part of me … [Read more…]