How I Spent My Summer Vacation My summer was split between Being Pregnant But Not Letting People Know (too soon), and then Being Pregnant And Having People Know. At work, sometimes I hauled boxes of yoga mats around, or taught kiddos lessons in a community garden. When I didn't teach in the garden, I prepped… Continue reading Three Months of Life
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The aegis of the wasp
This is the most sinister photo of the hints of early Spring I have EVER taken Reading Emily Wilson's translation of The Iliad got me talking, out loud, like: "As we know, clever Odysseus was favored by the goddess Athena." I've found that one benefit of marriage no one talks about is: there's always someone… Continue reading The aegis of the wasp
Post of Delights
I was going to begin this post with a snarky statement like: Did you know Philadelphia exists outside of sports? Here are things I did in Philly and its surrounding area that weren't related to football ... But then, I did feel a lot of love for sports fans while I wrote this funny piece… Continue reading Post of Delights
Side Quests
First Day of September Blooming Let me say right away that I do not think it is healthy or advisable to schedule so many work events, so many weekend events when one also keeps M-F office hours, that having a personal life / social time starts to feel like going on a "side quest." I… Continue reading Side Quests