Have you ever noticed how status quo fights against change? Like a stubborn, naughty gnome, Status Quo stamps his tiny feet demanding NO change. I've often encountered these annoying little creatures, but recently they have persistently appeared in three areas of my life: the junk mail stack, the bathroom scale, and family Christmas traditions. If …
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Of Photos, History, and Legacy
During vacation, I visited the fascinating Tenement Museum, located on the lower East Side. Now, I love visiting historic museums and homes, but in school, I was never very interested in history. I’m convinced the barrier was the way it was taught. I never remembered dates, battles, or consequences. But once I started visiting the homes …
Casting Around for Innovation
This past week, I finally got the cast off my left arm. My bright purple cast was a nasty little souvenir from my trip (in more ways than one) to .NYC.Remarking to my doctor that casts have been around since the ancient Egyptians, I wondered that the medical profession couldn’t come up with better advancements than neon …
The Summer of the Caterpillar Coat
As a girl, I lived out in the country. I remember long, magical summers when my sister and I would run through fields chasing butterflies, roll in alfalfa, wade in the creek, and play hide and seek among tall cornstalks. One summer when I was about six, caterpillars were abundant, and I begin collecting them. I doubt I knew that I might be downsizing …
Thoughts on Selective Invisibility
Selective invisibility could have its upsides, especially the possibility of mischief!
Thoughts on Invisibility
Somethings are invisible unless you make a point of seeing them. People can be like that too.
Out on a Limb 