A Personal Reckoning in a Time of National Unraveling The America I know, the America I am familiar with, I am comfortable with is being taken apart one pillar, one institution at a time. This morning I woke up to hear the president, by way of an executive order, is going to dismantle the department […]

Most people might look at DNA as the ultimate source code—the blueprint of who we are. It’s the biological programming written in microscopic language, dictating eye color, height, perhaps even our tendencies toward certain diseases or personality traits. But when I think of my source code, I don’t think of chromosomes or cell structure. I […]

A Reflection on Kindness in a Cranky World These days, most of my problems can be solved with a square of chocolate and a few puppy-dog kisses. So yeah—life is good. I’ve simplified where I can, cut back on screen time, and started protecting my peace with a fierceness that might rival a momma bear. […]

On my way to work, I used to stop for coffee at a corner gas station. This was before Starbucks peppered the landscape with its iconic green Siren logo. Back then, you took what you could get.    The gas station was owned by a grumpy old goat who inexplicably offered free coffee in pump […]

We are nearing the end of October 2024 here in North Texas and fall has sort of arrived. We have had hints or in my case, a bad tease, of its arrival. Fall is my absolute favorite time of year and there is not much of one here!! In mid-October there were three days of […]