I have now been on this earth for 37 years. Not long enough to call myself wise, I don't think. Long enough to say for certain that I at least know a few things. 37 to be exact! Here's a list of 37 life lessons I've learned in honor of my 37th birthday. Every kid…
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What’s making me happy
In honor of one of my favorite podcasts, Pop Culture Happy Hour, I thought I'd begin writing a regular post about what's making me happy. Ideally this will be something that you can also check out. In other words, not just something personal like my daughter's laugh...But I can't make any promises. There may come…
Stalled
I have several opinion essays in the works but I can't seem to finish them. I can't get myself in the right head space, more precisely, into the intellectual head space to finalize them. Work is getting in the way. My darling daughter steals all my attention with her cuteness. What's a writer to do?…
Movies from my childhood – just for fun!
I woke up thinking about the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off this morning, though I have no idea why. It was the scene where the principle says "9 times" and Ferris' mom asks "9 times?" and the principle repeats "9 times." It's the way he says NIIIIIIIEEEEEENNNNEEE that makes me chuckle. Then Ferris hacks the…
Charly Slipp 