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Cognitive dissonance.
You know, there are times I am thrilled to be able to say I have a job which actually happens to be in my field of study. There is even a bonus to doing what I do in my off time–play with computers,...
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Love in the time of sarcasm.
There’s really nothing terribly special about our family — we are as dysfunctional as the next (though, not nearly as dysfunctional as the one in which I grew up). Somehow through fights and growing...
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Time marches on.
The Parcheesi game from hell that we love to hate. I’m awaiting the dawn. The inevitable arrival of daylight means our departure for Philadelphia is imminent, as is the return of a quieter life as...
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Turbulence ahead.
We interrupt your conference fun for familial duty. We anticipate some rough turbulence ahead, but we’ll try to get you through it with minimum scarring. Hang in there and we’ll return you to your...
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Seeking closure.
Sunday evening found me sitting in the Detroit airport awaiting my fourth flight of the day to get me back to my starting point over 14 hours earlier. I’d flown to Omaha, Nebraska, from a conference in...
View ArticleThe perfect storm.
Last year was, in many ways, a transformational year for me. It was the first year after more than two decades of active parenting where there were no more kids in the house to tend to and care for. It...
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Where the day takes you.
You never really quite know where the day will take you. Last Monday I was dragging my feet getting into work. It was the first day of classes at Penn State and experience has taught me that the...
View ArticleOn impact.
I wouldn’t describe myself as a cautious person, but I’ve always had a healthy respect for automobiles — especially in a college town where pedestrians and cyclists play their own version of Frogger...
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Collapse and think and remember and thank.
This has been one hell of a two month sprint. My timecards show me out more than I’ve been in. My Asana dashboard consistently, insistently shows me multiple tasks overdue. I’m hit and miss on email...
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