It’s FIXING the little things in life that matters
For weeks, I stared at the seed packets on my kitchen counter and thought: Yeah, I should plant those before any hope …
Becoming the 1%: Photos of ASU’s graduate commencement ceremony
I am a big enough person to admit I’ve watched American Idol for years. Not faithfully, mind you, but regularly. And you …
You can call me Doctor Blue Muse
Post-dissertation defense presentation and discussion, awaiting the verdict. I am so grateful to my dear friends who attended the defense and supported …
The Daily Pixel: Fun with filters (and a few other things)
She showed up at my house unannounced at 9 p.m. on a Sunday. Ostensibly there to conduct a job interview, she proceeded …
“Today is ours for the making”: Saying goodbye to Bud Goodall
Wow, did he really just assign me to present an article about an airplane crash mere weeks after my own plane tried …
The Daily Pixel: Hot, hot, heat
I don’t know about you, but the end of summer has been smokin’ around these parts. Literally, Sacramento decided to challenge its …
Thursday 13: April 2012 Snapshot
This just in: Yours truly is now 75% doctor. The door closed on another academic year this week (finals not withstanding) and …
Stripper turns award-winning college instructor? Hardly. Welcome to my most embarrassing moment in the classroom.
For an actual academic (and fascinating) discussion of stripping, see here. Photo credit. “You were a stripper?!” he exclaimed, brown eyes wide as …
A pedestrian rant: Can we all be more careful drivers and walkers, please?
Well, it feels like this some days. Photo credit. “What’d you say?!” he yelled, jacking open the door of his busted up …
Thursday 13: On my mind
I joke that Mr. T gets squirrelly if he’s been on solid ground for too long. (Truly, he’s a much happier camper …