People, Ugh
Every group has one--an overbearing, troublemaking person who spoils conversations. At least covid allows us to stay above the fray, skipping gatherings, right? Not for long. Screens are here. So how to deal? [...]
Writing?
Long ago, when I thought about a career, I looked to my parents and considered being a writer, like my Dad. Despite encouragement form him, early on I didn't like what most would consider [...]
Pining Away
It's an evening so cold I can see my breath, and I'm wandering my city walking my dog. I'm in search for life and joy, in this year of forced isolation. I find pretty [...]
This Blows
I sat on my balcony the evening of my 43rd birthday, sipping a glass of wine and waiting for my friend to arrive after work. We were planning to go out for dinner with [...]
Balancing Act
Ambitious students and parents can sometimes overwhelm themselves academically, making on far too many activities and classes in order to impress the universities or future jobs of their dreams. My family went through this [...]
Faith vs. Fact
These days, biophotonics is one of the hottest and most promising areas of science, particularly in information technology, energy and health care. It'd be ironic, but in keeping with the history of science, if [...]
The Only Constant is Change
Have you ever noticed that plans for change always seem to involve some sort of paring down? Eat less, send less, stress less.... What if we decide to approach 2020 with the intention of [...]
Castles in the Sand
There are plenty of reasons why I should hate sand. It was sand my cousins buried me in, up to my neck, when I was just 9 and they were teens, the reigning hellions [...]
If I Have to Choose, I’ll Take Lust Over Envy
I don't consider myself to be particularly spiral, most definitely not religious in the formal sense. I do, however, have familiarity with the seen deadly sins. I feel they're guidelines by which some folks [...]
The Return
The individual and national benefits of universal business education are carrots; global competition is the stick. While the business of America has always been business, the business of the world will probably always be [...]
Lessons: Turn Lemons into Lemonade and Pursue Your Passions
My family has learned to be supportive of my choices. This allowed me to thrive and live a slightly less frenetic life, balancing my needs vs. American stigma. Testament to the idea that there's [...]
Could Ponyboy stay gold in this pandemic, apocryphal world? Can we? What’s gold?
Gold glitters in the sand on a youthful, innocent stroll at the beach. Gold's the trace of a lover's finger upon his loved one's cheek, glowing with devotion and unsullied in the moment. Gold's [...]
