You may be part of the problem
“And don’t console yourself that you are the 99 percent. If you live near a Whole Foods, if no one in your family serves in the military, if you’re paid by the year, not the hour, if most people you… Continue Reading
Month: April 2015
What’s making us happy this week, Volume 3
Here’s what’s making us happy this week! Emily Playing Piano My mom is a piano teacher, so I grew up to the sounds of piano lessons. I admired the big kids who came for lessons who could play songs… Continue Reading
All the light we cannot see
Back in December, I was number 12 on the hold list for this book. When I got it, just before leaving for our Christmas travels, I forgot to check it out until my hold has expired. Why yes, I do… Continue Reading
What’s making us happy this week, Volume 2
Emily Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt I didn’t jump into this series right when it came out on Netflix, but now I am hooked. The joke density is high–if I’m sleepy or feeling sluggish, I don’t watch this show because I know… Continue Reading
Heading north
But seriously, why? Why did we think that a good spring break escape from the dreary gray of Indiana would be to the snowiest city in the country, Syracuse, New York? Well, we went, and it snowed. But it was… Continue Reading
What’s making us happy this week
Emily I’ll start with something that makes me happy every week, one of my favorite podcasts, Pop Culture Happy Hour. It’s a weekly NPR podcast with intelligent discussion about pop culture. It’s entertaining, gives me great ideas for books to read… Continue Reading
Book Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
I’m not the target audience, perhaps, for this book. The premise is simple- there’s this thing in biology/medicine that’s just kind of taken for granted, called HeLa, and this book tells the back story. Well, I knew nothing about HeLa… Continue Reading
Breakfast for dinner
Recently, I’ve been putting breakfast for dinner on the meal plan more frequently. Always a classic, always delicious, plus it gives me a chance to try to dozens of pancake, waffle, egg, and breakfast bread recipes stockpiled in my Chrome… Continue Reading
Required reading #1
I think I’d describe myself as a voracious reader. I read 50 books last year and I consider libraries my happy place. In fact, I have occasionally drug James into cool-looking libraries when we travel. Growing up, some of my… Continue Reading