One of the things about growing up with a father who works in Emergency Medicine is that he's never been guaranteed to get the holidays off. So, we've gotten used to celebrating Thanksgiving on Friday or Saturday or once we even celebrated it an entire week after the official holiday. This year we're celebrating tomorrow.... Continue Reading →
Be Nice
I thought I'd take a moment today to talk about my least favorite aspect of the internet: trolls. I hate them. I hate that they feel that they can get away with saying hurtful things to strangers because they're anonymous. I hate that there's rarely any consequence for trolling. Some people may say I'm being... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on a Snowy Day
The snow has stopped. The sun is out. The sky is blue. The roads are blocked and the power is still out. I've taken refuge in my grandparent's house, where they have power and hot water and heat. Despite all this, I will not revise my statement from yesterday's post: I love snowy days. Unconditionally.... Continue Reading →
Safe
A few days ago, I was walking home from my office. It was a beautiful, sunny day, so I thought that instead of just walking straight home I'd go down to the harbor and enjoy the view. Now, my dog Jack comes with me to work everyday. Jack's a Double Doodle: half Goldendoodle, half Labradoodle. In... Continue Reading →
Dog Days
There's not really much to write about today, except for the fact that I've been writing like a mad woman for the past couple of days and hopefully within the next few days I'll be finished with this draft of my book. I did however want to share this photo of what my typical writing... Continue Reading →
Not As Grown Up As I Thought
Yesterday was one of those days where you wake up and you just know it's going to be a bad one - one of those days you wish you could just skip before it even starts. It began too early with a dog needing to go pee. Now, that's not too bad, better the dog... Continue Reading →
In Case You Weren’t Paying Attention
There's something I want to say out loud, well not out loud since this is a written blog not a video blog, but there's something I want to explicitly state: I am a feminist. Most of you have probably picked up on that already, but I want to go into why I personally am a feminist.... Continue Reading →
Share the Road, It’s a Two-Way Street
I'd like to begin this post by stating that I am a cyclist by nature and by nurture. My father raced bicycles in his twenties and I spent a lot of my childhood on the back of a tandem. In fact, I was probably riding bikes before I could really walk. The happiest moments of... Continue Reading →
2001
When I was eight years old, my family made the move from Colorado to Missouri so that my father could attend medical school. At first, the move was an adventure: a new state, a new town, a new school, new friends. But the adventure quickly vanished under the weight of loneliness and fear. It was... Continue Reading →
How To Be A Good Bluegrass Fan
This is a blog I've been thinking about writing for awhile now. It's not necessarily a Bluegrass specific post, you could apply it to live music in general. Rule for being a good Bluegrass fan: 1. Go to all shows within a reasonable driving distance. If a reasonable distance is only in your town, that's... Continue Reading →