Computer Netbook (case, mouse) iPad (32gb) with accessories Two additional 19″ monitors for office (for a total of three) Flatbed Scanner Printer 320 gb External Harddrive Software Adobe CV4 Dragon Naturally Speaking EndNote X3 Others..I’ll add them as I think…
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Experiencing today’s sudden (and unexpected) rain shower Being told my apartment looks like “something out of a magazine.” (I’m assuming this person meant the decorating…) Enjoying Sonic Drive In’s Happy Hour (half-price drinks between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.) and $1…
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As I was driving home from errands yesterday, I took a side trip through a neighborhood I’d never seen. I noted the beautiful stone fences. Carved. Ornate. Colorful. The border fence didn’t look like a fence that would screams, “keep…
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From January 10, 2010: Over the past few years, I’ve been intrigued by fences, those things that separate, delineate, alienate, isolate. I want to know why they are there, what (or who) they are protecting, what (or who) they are…
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Over the past few years, I’ve been intrigued by fences, those things that separate, delineate, alienate, isolate. I want to know why they are there, what (or who) they are protecting, what (or who) they are keeping out, and why….
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“What happened to civility?” was the USA Today headline on Tuesday, September 15th. A few nights before, Kanye West had interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for a video of the year award to say that he believed another artist should…
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It’s the end of the semester. For many reasons, I’m not too inclined to write much, not much of anything with depth or significance. In a few days I will write a reflection on the semester, goals achieved (or not),…
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Ginger: June 2003* to December 13, 2009 I was able to spend her last few hours with her. She was in a lot of pain, but she knew I was there. She went quickly and peacefully. She’ll be so very…
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Grief comes and goes throughout life, depending on situations and circumstances. Or so I have always believed. Today, however, I wonder if it ever really goes away at all. Maybe it just gets covered up, buried for a time, then…
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In a writing class a few years ago, students were discussing the argument that many people make about poverty, that there really shouldn’t be any … that if people would “get off their lazy asses and get a job and…
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