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Experimenting with Nightime Photography in Australia This past summer I had the grand opportunity to go to Australia. It was winter there and the conference I attended was a bit somber due to the downed Malaysian flight. Thus, while Australia is a beautiful country with stunning landscapes […]
I would truly give anything to not have to work out every day of my life: Who Am I kidding? I would truly give anything to not have to work out every day of my life. Ok. Maybe not anything. I’m not willing to give up my […]
Ask a stupid question day: should we be walking around with our mouths wide open? News from the weird There are 94 days left to the year. It seems just like yesterday it was day 1 of the year. Did you know that it is world heart day as […]
Nomophobia on the weekend? It is the weekend. It can be a time to relax. It may be a time to run errands taking kids to and fro parties. My six year old son has a more active social life than I do. This is the […]
How do we lean in if the glass ceiling still exists in most places? It is a lovely day in the neighborhood today. The air is crisp yet gentle. The sun is shining but not blinding. Derek Jeter came through in a clutch at the bottom of the […]
Traveling the world with my son: seeing the struggle, resilience and endurance of people As a girl who grew up in deep poverty in the South Bronx where crack was plentiful and milk was not, I learned a thing or two abut resilience and endurance along the way. […]
When you ask an organ grinder for feedback you don’t want to hear from the monkey in the workplace Feedback is difficult for many to process both in personal and work realms. For some managers, providing feedback is akin to getting a root canal. For many […]
Autumn is almost here: The air may be turning crisp but my heart is warmed over In the wildly disturbingly awesome movie classic Apocalypse Now, there is the oft-repeated quote of “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” It is a quote that shows how the […]
Being an optimizer in the lived moment A while back I wrote about satisficers. Those are the individuals that do the minimum to get something over and done with. Now let’s think about optimizers. At a past event, a colleague noted to me that he […]
I lost it twice yesterday and I liked it There are those that argue that our personalities are hard-wired from the very beginning of our time in the world. Others note that we are a tabula rasa and are beings are filled in throughout time. I like […]
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