Tuskegee Airmen
I sat next to a hero on my flight to Washington DC on Wednesday but I did not know that at the time. I was assigned to an aisle seat in the economy class cabin. My great hope was that …
I have work to do
On my recent trip to Washington DC for NIH study section, I loaded up on books to read during my flights. I started with a business (personal) development book by Marshall Goldsmith called What Got You Here Won’t Get You …
Mirabile Visu – 300
There is a latin saying "mirabile visu" which means wonderful to behold. It’s the perfect phrase to describe the recent movie 300 which is based on a Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. King …
The Amazing Martha
This post was first posted to my main blog but it most certainly deserves to be posted here as well. Martha is one of my heroes. Every day she inspires me to be a better person. — I have written …
February was long
My schedule is not quite free enough to get back to posting regularly but this past month warranted a post all of its own. Teaching: There are only two more weeks left in this 10 week quarter. Teaching 1 hour …
Short Blog Hiatus Needed
I am swamped. Short blog hiatus between now and March 15 may be coming. During this 10 week quarter where I am teaching a class with 90+ students four days a week, the fluff time in my schedule is completely …
Quiet
I know but I can’t say. Why is it that when people are tasked with keeping certain facts quiet they like to share them with me? Do I just have one of those faces? On the one hand, I feel …
Death by email
My Nannie, my father’s mother, died today. I got an email from my mom, who had gotten a phone call from one of my aunts. Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 3. No one expects me to attend. Etha …
Looking Forward
Parable of the Sower, a novel by Octavia Butler whose life was cut short, begins: All that you touch You Change. All that you change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change. There is so much …
A year in review
I never did write a holiday letter to send out with the Christmas cards that I also did not mail this year. I could blame the snow storm and the lack of mail service during that critical time, but mostly …