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Unsung Heroes
COVID-19 sucks. Period. There are more elegant ways I could say such, but I’m going for brevity and clarity. Discussing it more than I already have over the past year would be like beating a dead horse, except this damn horse never dies. People… Continue Reading “Unsung Heroes”
The Power of Women
I simply cannot let the historic magnitude of this day pass by without acknowledging it. Kamala Harris was sworn in today as United States’ first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history, as the first Black/African American vice president, and the… Continue Reading “The Power of Women”
Life Lessons from my Christmas Tree
January 6… Epiphany if you’re of the Christian faith. In short, the REAL 12 days of Christmas complete. Given I started putting up decorations well before Thanksgiving, some might say I love this holiday. And, I do. Undeniable. While many loathe taking down the… Continue Reading “Life Lessons from my Christmas Tree”
Feeling Good
Happy New Year! It’s still quiet in my house as everyone else sleeps in. I love waking up with a song lyric in my head that serves as a writing prompt. Here I am… quietly by the Christmas tree that’s still lit and sparkling,… Continue Reading “Feeling Good”
Will You Shut Up, Man?
The media has been ablaze this week about Joseph Epstein’s Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) about incoming First Lady Jill Biden’s earned title of “Dr.” I must admit that, at first, I couldn’t get past the author’s last name, wondering if he… Continue Reading “Will You Shut Up, Man?”
One Year Later
November 1. Damn there is a lot that happens… or not… in a year. 365 days ago right now (I’m typing at 5:15 p.m.) I walked out of my office as the Director of Communications for Student Affairs at Virginia Tech. I’d only been… Continue Reading “One Year Later”
We hold these truths…
It was validating to mark the boxes, feed the ballot into the machine, and claim my sticker. For many, at this stage, their job is done. But not for me, not yet.
Best Laid Plans
“Where do you hope to be in five years? Ten?” This must be the most pointless question ever asked. I guess, depending on the answer, it might show ambition… desire… hopeful achievement. Maybe. Thus far, however, my crystal ball of wishful thinking has been… Continue Reading “Best Laid Plans”
The In Between
All or Nothing. This extreme… the perpetual binary… is not only short-sighted and inaccurate, it’s harmful, restrictive, and diminishing. It’s lessons us as individuals and demoralizes us as a society. If there is a demise to the United States, I fear it will be because we insist on extremes… because we label indiscriminately and carelessly… because we don’t take the time to know ourselves, much less anyone else… because we forget the in between.
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