He showed me the way

January 4, 2014
I spent my first years of young married life in Tallahassee, Florida.  It's where I finished college, finished a Master's degree, got divorced, got remarried and got...

Remind me of what matters most

December 30, 2013
 Sometimes, I get hung up on knee-jerk "shoulds."  Those are rules that don't stand the test of thought--things we sometimes think automatically. Of course, one of...

What I’ve been up to since India

December 22, 2013
From the looks of things around this website and blog, you'd think I was still in India.   No, we're home. And we're back to our regularly scheduled programming here...

Last-minute Christmas gift ideas

December 13, 2013
Ok, so we know that you're not going to circle the parking lot over and over looking for a place to park and then have to fight the mobs to actually buy something.  No....

Teaching: making the dream come true

December 11, 2013
I was hooked on teaching the minute I stood in front of 300 freshmen and sophomores and prepared to teach my very first college class. It was a fluke, really, a duty...

India: Has the mad dog bitten me?

December 2, 2013
Or:    A Rickshaw ride through the chaos that is Old Delhi It’s not just a tourist thing. Locals travel this way. I’ve seen them, saris and all.  Or sarees,...

What r u thankful for today? + a giveaway!

November 28, 2013
My gratitude list has changed significantly since my trip to India. I’m thankful for clean water, sanitation and a really nice roof over my head.  I’m thankful...

Vagina, angina, bone china

November 27, 2013
Let's take a day's break from India, shall we?  Another in the series, The Emperor Has No Clothes Making the rounds of social media numerous times last month was an...

India: country of contrasts

November 26, 2013
Ok. In presenting the unvarnished India, I’ve scared you to death, I know, at least some of you. And if you said I was being all negative, well, that’s a fair...

Traveling light: a life without luggage

November 10, 2013
Not too long ago I had an online dialogue with a friend about the benefits of traveling light. That is, going through life without luggage--both figuratively and...

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