A “10 Things” List is a popular structure for online content and print magazine articles. But why 10? The Arabic number system we use is based on units of 10. We have 10 fingers. These are the answers I’ve most often gotten in response to this question. But when we organize content, is there a […]
Noam Chomsky Lecture – 1st Annual SBS Lecture
The lecture I mentioned yesterday was a resounding success! It was so successful in fact that the Fire Marshall’s dictated room capacity was reached with probably close to a 700 people waiting to get in. And this for a linguistics lecture! Hubby and I think that the overflow crowd is a sign that the rather, […]
You Cannot Be Upset If You Roll With The Punches
GBE 2 theme for the week is “upset.”. NaBloPoMo theme for the month is “relative.” I am playing with this juxtaposition because I really, really, really believe that attitude is just a matter of perspective. I mean how can you be upset if up is relative? The view from free fall can be liberating. […]
Moving Zilla to Minneapolis – Trip Synopsis
Trip Preparation First we had to work on her warm weather attire. These woolen necessities were purchased for her in the L.L. Bean flagship store in Maine during Hubby’s Fall 2011 Road Trip. And to get her acquainted with the basics of living far away from parents in her own home. Here she reads […]
The First Day of What I've Worked to Achieve
Transitions are difficult for me to demarcate. I’ve been working on launching a second, or third, or fourth career, depending upon how you look at the journey that is my life, in which personal constraints are folded into the mix in a way that enhances my ability to succeed. Success is defined in oh so […]
A Full Range of Emotions
I started this blog when my Zilla was living in the same city as me, but in her own place while going to college. Most parents experience the empty nest in some form by having a child move out of their home. Not all experience the empty nest of a child moving far away. I […]