I’m a very indecisive person, if you don’t know me. My ability to take decisive action is something I’m constantly working on, but am still not very good at. Let me give you a way-scaled-down version of what I’m talking about: I went out running this morning and made it to the corner of our […]
Author: Laura
Indiana Jones 4
We went to see the new Indiana Jones movie yesterday. Like the rest of Gen X (and most of the Baby Boomers, too), I was thoroughly excited to go watch this movie. The first three movies (and the Nintendo game) were staples of my childhood, and I’ve watched the Indiana Jones stunt show at DisneyWorld […]
The beauty of speech
You know how easy it is to take things for granted? Your job, your family, your home, your health, the little and big things that make every day go by without you thinking about them? More and more often, I am being reminded of those things. And each time I’m reminded, I have to pause […]
Concert season
One of the perks to living near Music City, USA, is the constant barrage of concerts downtown. It’s tough to find a restaurant that doesn’t have live music on a Friday and Saturday night around here. Everyone has open mic night or local artist night or theme music night… heck, even Dippin’ Dots is having […]
Eat Pray Love
I recently finished reading Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. The book was recommended to me by several people, but the title sounded a little too “self-help” for me, so I put it off for a long time. But I was recently on a plane for a few hours with nothing else to read, so I thought […]
Diversity & the psychology of why we are who we are
One of the blessings and curses of working for an educational institution is that we take part in professional development courses all the time. This quarter, our mandatory training session was in the area of “Diversity and Inclusion.” Today’s session was one of the more fantastic ones that have been offered. One of the exercises we […]
Frustrated beyond belief
Being an adult can be so freaking frustrating. You know, when I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I spent every birthday just waiting until I could be another year older. My sister and I used to lay in bed at night and pretend to be “teenagers” because we couldn’t wait to have all the […]
Lies of omission?
Am I the only person in the world who feels that a “lie of omission” is still a lie? I was recently asked to do something without telling another party about it. This happens all the time, to all of us…. keeping secrets, right? We’ve been doing it since kindergarten. But this fact of omission […]
Recipe: Antipasti Squares
Lots of people have asked for the recipe for this since last weekend: 2 8oz cans Pillsbury crescent rolls 1/4 lb Swiss cheese slices (about 8 ) 1/4 lb Provolone slices (about 6) 1/4 lb Genoa salami, thinly sliced 1/4 lb Tavern ham, thinly sliced 1/4 lb Pepperoni, thinly sliced 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese […]
Helium
So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve started writing for www.helium.com. I’m still relatively new to the site, but finally managed to figure out how to track down my own articles for other to read. Shameless plug for my own work: go to http://www.helium.com/users/412010. This will take you to my page, and from […]