Month: July 2026
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I spent four days last week immersed in work. It was mentally taxing, and by the time Thursday night came around, I had used up most of my mental capacity. I really needed the weekend to recover. Music is part of who we are as a family. When I went to college, my dad jokingly…
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There are moments in life that invite us to stop, look at the path we’re on, and ask, “If I’m not doing my current job, then what?” For those of us in higher education, it’s a societal moment as we face an uncertain future. For people celebrating a milestone birthday, it’s a natural time to…
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My current kitchen routine relies on my local farm box. This past week it warned me that I should expect a whole lot of summer squash. I dismissed the email until I opened my box… and that’s when I knew I needed to dig deep into everything I’ve learned about food and cooking. Fourteen years…
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As a child, I knew I was a bicentennial baby. It must have been a phenomenon in 1976 because I was proud of it, to have been born in a celebratory year for our nation. Perhaps the internal fascination with the term “bicentennial baby” helped me to love July 4th. More likely it was the…
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Last week started on the weekend at my parents’ house. If you have been keeping track, it’s the umpteenth time that I’ve been in PA in 2026. According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of the word umpteenth was in 1892, but I inherited it from the Polish/Ukrainian women in my family. They usually used…
Filling Time: TwinLife Empty-Nesting 