When I first started blogging, I found myself in a community called Arkansas Women Bloggers. It was new for me, to be part of such a group. And boy, did I feel like an outsider. I wasn’t a wife. I wasn’t a mom. I wasn’t a craft blogger. I wasn’t a food blogger. It seemedContinueContinue reading “Black Lives Matter”
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6288 feet up and still searching
It seems that lately, I’ve become a bit of a view whore. Selling my soul, or at least my free time, in a quest for vistas that take me out of the daily and into the sublime. Maybe it’s my own version of seeking something bigger than myself… Maybe it’s because working in classical music makesContinueContinue reading “6288 feet up and still searching”
Of Gorillas and Guns and Expertise
It seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it? You remember, that time when we all became experts on gorilla behavior. And parenting. Boy, did we bring out the self-righteous pitchforks on that one. Then, we got distracted from our armchair zoology by a 3-month sentence for a young man who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, and suddenlyContinueContinue reading “Of Gorillas and Guns and Expertise”
When life is just…fine.
The other day a friend asked what what going on in my life. I hemmed and hawed…um, well, you know…and eventually settled on: “You know what? Not much really.” We had just finished a 5K, raising $500 for the MSPCA, were enjoying a nice snack in an outdoor beer garden, and were about to headContinueContinue reading “When life is just…fine.”
Tales of the chronically-disheveled
If I were to look back on my life as an athlete/exerciser, there’s a lot I’ve done. From gymnastics in my youth (I was terrible) to volleyball in college (I was not terrible) to running and hiking these days – I’ve logged a lot of miles, both literally and metaphorically. I am proud of this.ContinueContinue reading “Tales of the chronically-disheveled”
Everything and a Racehorse 