Isolation Update
My family has been isolating here in DC since March 12th. I’m grateful that we’re healthy and able to live our social-distance lives without some of the more serious stresses […]
Category Archives: Politics
With Your Shield or On It
Anti-Semitism is on the rise. The series of attacks and incidents taking place almost daily over the last several months have been a surprising wake up call for folks who […]
Two steps forward
Much remains the same since I wrote this post back in 2014, and some are actually worse. One thing that is better (and worse) is a new Tamir Rice Safety […]
Invitation to Discomfort
For the first time since the slaughter of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, hearing news made me cry. Make no mistake there has been a nonstop […]
Blindspot
Watching the students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School become activists has both been beautiful and heartening. Seeing their grief and outrage evolve into a […]
Hate speech is protected speech
It seems like every day now we see another example of people protesting and shutting down speakers when they don’t agree with their message. On campuses and other public venues, […]
Chopping Brush
A post on the Facebook group Pantsuit Nation made me cry this morning. It was by a young woman of color working as a Staff Assistant in the U.S. Congress […]
IRL
In my current love/hate relationship with social media its easy to forget why I liked it in the first place.
Job vs Career
When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I sometimes use the words “Once upon a time…” to help bridge the […]
Who I Am
I started this blog as an outlet for my musings, insights and irritations. Using the old adage that you should be willing to see everything you write on the front […]
Guest Post: A Spirit, Not a Ghost
I often write about free speech on this blog. It is one of my core values and its a gut-check reminder that civil liberties only work if they are guaranteed […]
Guest Rant: The Positive Case for Hillary Clinton
I am privileged to have some really smart friends who often write things I wish I had said myself, or from a perspective outside of mine. Today I exercise my […]
The Sum of Our Parts
I live in a segregated neighborhood. That may seem like an odd way to describe my corner of our racially and socio-economically diverse inner-ring suburb, but the truth is I […]
Hillary Can Join my Car Pool
I survived watching the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The only moment that made me scream “What!?!” at the top of my lungs came during post-debate […]
When words fail
I have been increasingly silent on my blog during the last year. Partially because I had a mistaken idea that I should only write about topics related to personal growth, […]
