(Part 1 of my Occupy the Debt series)

I just returned from the central coast of California to visit a university with my 16 year old daughter. In preparation for senior year and college applications, her high school requires two campus visits. This was our second visit for our “homework&… Read full post »

Saturday marked the Autumnal Equinox and ushering in a new season. We have left the scorching summer sun and are looking forward to cooler temperatures, falling leaves and brillant evening skies. As I was reading about the new season, a curious fact caught my attention about the true meanin… Read full post »

How my second layoff notice in three years taught me to wake up and let go

It finally came. After weeks of speculation and doubt, my letter from the district arrived. In a twist of irony, I awaited my layoff notice from the very person, my postal carrier, whose own… Read full post »

For anyone who has ever been in an advanced math class, there’s a word that causes universal panic and post-traumatic stress: statistics. The dreaded class where numbers are crunched, pulverized and blended into a creamy smoothie of something slightly unrecognizable yet marketed for human consu… Read full post »