Over the Dither and Through the Words

Vladimir, my husband, got reconnected with a lot of people through the russian version of the classmates website. So I tried our English version and was pretty disappointed. Not surprising since I went to three high schools and never got the chance to really connect well with anyone. In particular, though, I wanted to find my best friend through the end ... Read More »

Well, yesterday some poor kid hit my car. I was driving down the road and moving into the turn lane. She wanted to turn left, to go to a gas station on the corner, and a nice but unthinking driver had signaled her to go in front of their car, which was stopped at the traffic light and had some cars behind ... Read More »

I sit cross legged on my bed, lost in thought this evening. Abruptly, I become aware of the place I occupy. Next to me are three books I gathered at different times, with nothing but the immediate intent. They are a book of scripture, a book of statistical math, and a book of essays and speeches by a man whom ... Read More »

I love measuring tapes, with their supple strength. Coiled in a circle or stretched out to a line with precisely marked and numbered units.  Where exactly do I place the picture on the wall? How do I cut the fabric? What is the lay of the land? Well, my little piece of it anyway. Numbers reveal the order of the universe. Read More »

On the cusp of adulthood, they poured into the auditorium for the last assembly of the year. I watched them, curious, fascenated by their youth that I can no longer claim as my own. I searched myself for the insecurity and frustration of my own highschool years.  I think, if I had a choice in the matter, I would choose a difficult childhood ... Read More »

Today, the desert sun reached down to caress the mountains. They shouted with joy and I heard their green, green song. Through my shoes, through the blanket of asphalt, the strength of the land seeped into me. I am rooted and I fly. Read More »

Sarabeth recently shared why she wouldn’t make a good doctor. It reminded me of why I never even tried to be a doctor. Once upon a time, when I was six, I swung on the monkeybars at school and thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up. Please keep in mind as I reiterate the process, that ... Read More »

I must admit that I gained every good thing in my life through starting points that were out of my control. While it is true that a great many of those things also took hard work on my part, in the end I cannot say that I am the author of my good fortune. Read More »

We saw Wild Hogs tonight. I drank a large Cherry Coke, a very unusual choice for me, because I rarely drink pop and caffeinated pop even less. But Cherry Coke used to be my favorite as a teenager. I was feeling a bit nostaglic. Now I’m feeling a bit sleep deprived and yet untired. There was a scene in the ... Read More »

I’ve been listening to Brian Greene’s “The Fabric of the Cosmos”. I was struck so much by something in it that I stopped listening and have been thinking about it for the past couple of days. Inspired by Richard Feynman’s remarkable observations on experiencing the world as a physicist, “the search for the deepest understanding of the cosmos became [Greene's] ... Read More »