Daily Thoughts
Check & Mate!
When I was in high school we had to take at least a semester of a foreign language as part of the curriculum to earn our diploma. The choices back then were French or Spanish, though I’m fairly certain some of the advanced college course students considered Latin as...
Forward Thinking
One year ago I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of rushing winds and driving rain. I’d been following the reports and models for Hurricane Helene for Western North Carolina and, having grown up on the East Coast and gone through hurricanes growing...
Weird about Weird Facts
One of my favorite days of the week is whatever day we make our way to the library because there is nothing I enjoy more than perusing the stacks for fascinating fact books and books focusing on other intriguing topics and people. As I stack our books on the small...
Destination: Critical Thinking
When I was young, I remember my mom watching the sci-fi spectacle of its time, Star Trek. Obviously, this is the original Star Trek, which, back then, didn’t require any such distinction because it was the only Star Trek show of its time. For the time period, its...
Untamed Adventures with Shakespeare
all the world's a stage... From his poems and his plays to the English language and modern movies, William Shakespeare remains one of the greatest influences when it comes to creative works and other creative expressions. Personally, I find the unique words and turns...
Parallel Connections
There is nothing I like more than the moments when one of my girls plops down on the couch beside me just because. It brings me a deep joy to connect or reconnect in this way, when we are sitting there together not quite talking. Eventually we may, but when one of...
To All a Good Night
I have to admit that more often than not a sponsored post will show up in one of my social media feeds that will tempt me in the exact click-bait fashion with which I believe it is intended. This happens with exercise programs and apps, meal prep programs, products I...
Don’t Miss the Clouds
Because it’s been too many days without words for me, today I am in a simpler place when it comes to contemplating my two amazing teenagers. As I was driving home with one of my girls from the bookstore, the sky was illuminated with pockets of orange-tinged and...
Wrapped in a Hug
Well, unfortunately, we missed it. That’s right, we missed National Hugging Day which apparently is January 21st (go ahead and mark your calendars now for the New Year so you don’t miss it next year). Of course, with all of the scientific reasons for hugging, it seems...