As I had hoped in my last post, I did complete Grad School. I submitted all my papers and finished all projects assigned. It was a significant marker in my life, but not as big as the one that is about to unfold. My mother-in-law has been the closest (geographic) relative, aside from my husband, since I
During my Christmas holiday, I went on a brief journey to Yosemite. I hadn’t been since I was a kid, and my husband hadn’t gone, ever! We trekked up into the glacial phenomenon that has graced many family photo albums, distinguished the portfolio of Ansel Adams, and has simply put many travelers in awe. Imagine being one
Yesterday I told my little brother in an all-too-rare phone call of sisterly wisdom how I’ve seen that there are just so many different ways to live life in this world. That there are so many different ways to employ one’s self. I noted also that if you can imagine something – there has probably been someone
Happy Monday! And a happy back-to-school to many of you. Speaking of academics – I’d like you to meet my fellow student, Ms. Daonne Huff… [powerpress] A graduate of Vassar College and now a Masters Candidate at NYU for Visual Art Administration, Ms. Huff is in the process of redefining (for herself) the boundaries of contemporary art – more
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Possibly my new favorite artist, JR is a truly great citizen of humanity. His art provides dignity and empowers others to do the same around the world. From TED’s website — Working anonymously, pasting his giant images on buildings, trains, bridges, the often-guerrilla artist JR forces us to see each other. Traveling to distant, often
For a look at the DNC’s approach to benedictions and invocations, see this link: CLICK 😀. The woman (Jenna) who gave the benediction last night works with her husband in aid of the water crisis in Africa and had me at “St. Francis“. And now for the women you have been waiting for: I encourage you to
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This is not the first time that I have interviewed Ms. Scoville, but I thought it would be interesting to follow-up with her since one of the topics we discussed in the previous Sedentarialist interview has birthed a new path for this young San Franciscan. At the time she had just begun volunteering for ReImagine,
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This Kickstarter is attempting to raise the funds to complete a very important documentary on Hip-Hop around the world in communities that are struggling to find their voice – whether in the midst of revolution or breaking away from globally propagated stereotypes. Please donate to his fund! Related Link: Nadia Al-Sakkaf Interview on TED (Nadia is a
Click on any of the images to view one-at-a-time. Vacation with Crow – CA from NY.