This past summer, we went to South Africa as the International AIDS Conference was taking place in Durban and I had a poster session. Two summers ago, we went to Melbourne where I had another presentation on some of my research. Two summers ago, my son […]
Here it goes. Nothing is going to stop me now. It’s been swelling up inside of me. It’s been boiling up inside of me. It’s been driving my nuts. I have to let it out. I have to ventilate. But let me set the context…. Last week I […]
A few months back I was celebrating my latest accomplishment. I had joined my son in observing lent and gave up desserts. My doctor noted that yes I am aging and maybe I should think of cutting back a little on the bad stuff. Specifically, all the sugars […]
This past year of 2016 has been rough, wacky and surreal. Sometimes all three at once. Actually, almost always all three at once. Its been so odd, that I feel there must be 100 more adjectives one can use to describe this year. Is 2016, the year […]
For some strange reason, we have a national day of observance for bosses.Yes, indeed we do and it was observed this past week. One day this past week and I couldn’t tell you which one as I am too lazy to try to figure out which day […]
I’m a light sleeper. A really light sleeper. I use earplugs and the television to mask any other odd sounds . My dreams, as a result, are wild as I embed my environment into my sleepy mind. I would even say I continuously engage in lucid dreaming. Thus, […]
I have been working non-stop for weeks on end. Even years on end. It is partly my fault, as I am a workaholic. In that respect, the weekends are really important to me. I need mini-escapes from my current environment. I love little weekend road trips. I get […]
You are sitting politely across the interviewer and the conversation has been going well. Well, enough. Then you are asked one of those meant-to-be-uncomfortable questions that you have to navigate carefully when responding. For instance, they may very well ask “why did you leave your job with agency […]
Answer me this. Have you ever asked yourself whether you flushed the cell phone down the toilet. I know I have asked myself that question a number of times and many of those times are totally random. I won’t have been anywhere near the bathroom yet it crosses […]
We have 75 more days left in the year of 2016 and it has been a wild, wild ride thus far. It has felt at times like we were adrift in the great ocean in just a little kayak in which to survive. And we still have […]
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