"Anyone can imagine a car or an interstate highway system. It takes a science fiction writer to come up with a traffic jam." So said one of the panelists, Connie Willis, during a discussion last weekend at COSine in Colorado Springs on the relevancy of Robert Heinlein. I feel like I might need to justify … Continue reading On predicting the future….

Lacking direction or focus is one of the most frustrating places to get stuck. Often times, though, we wind up there of our own volition. We do it to ourselves. Not all the time, but most of the time, it would seem. There is always something to do or somewhere to go or someone to … Continue reading On choosing your next battle….

I have a good friend that runs a really fantastic blog about her adventures in home ownership. She and her husband are wildly talented at building and decorating so seeing their home and it's progress is simultaneously motivating and jealousy-inducing (in only the best ways). More often than not, she does something to her house … Continue reading On doing what comes naturally….

I feel like most of us spend a substantial portion of our lives trying to define ourselves. What is it that makes us who we are? What is that one "thing" that we do or are that tells the world (or, at the very least, our friends and family) what makes us tick? For some, … Continue reading On figuring out who you are….

So...it's January. The beginning of not only a new year, but a new decade! It's exciting to think about what the future holds (I have my hopes for what my own will hold) and interesting to think about all the things that have happened over the last ten years, to me and to the royal … Continue reading A decade in review….

(I forgot to publish this on December 31, 2010...so just pretend). Being the last day of the year and all, it's the time of year when many of us bloggers reminisce on what we did (or did not do) over the last twelve months. So here is my official Top Ten of TwentyTen for your … Continue reading Top Ten of TwentyTen

Maybe this is a common feeling for people, but finishing school - completely finishing - is about the most underwhelming thing I have ever experienced. I just don't know what to do with myself right now. I no longer have papers to write or research to do. I don't need to log on to my … Continue reading On feeling underwhelmed…

Thanksgiving, much like the dreaded Valentines Day, is a day when the retail industry seems to prey on our overly-consumerist brains. We spend tons of cash on food, to say the very least, and Black Friday...well, let's not even go there. People tend to rag on Valentines Day quite a bit for being a consumer … Continue reading On taking stock of life….

I have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Winter is, without question, the worst time of year for me. This is not surprising or new information for anyone who knows me. I survive the first half of winter through the knowledge that Christmas is coming which means baking and parties and music and general excitement are well … Continue reading On being SAD….

I have recently discovered there is nothing my dogs won't eat.When my husband and I first adopted them nearly 3 years ago, they came to us with instructions to feed them only the highest quality (and most expensive) organic dog food imaginable.Then we learned that they'd been eating bacon double cheeseburgers while in foster care. … Continue reading On preparing for parenthood….