An email came in from preschool saying that November 13 was World Kindness Day and that the kids would be celebrating by wearing cardigans and talking about the man synonymous with the word, Mr. Rogers. While my kids have seen their fair share of Daniel Tiger, I realized they didn’t know the man behind the…
Ah, the guilty pleasure TV show. We all have one! These shows are incredibly enjoyable to relax to, but it’s not often someone asks you to make a connection between that show and your career. They are totally separate parts of your brain and life, right? Well, I beg to differ actually. If you are…
I’ve lived in big cities, small towns, and the suburbia in between. Each address carries with it a memory of tiny galley kitchens, jars of quarters for laundry, pulling weeds, or shoveling snow. Each street reminds me of the times I walked home, or caught a ride home, or drove sleeping babies around the block….
Dear Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, First of all, congratulations on a seriously major achievement! Second, how’s everything in space? I have no immediate plans to visit, but since I grew up a child of the 90s with Nickelodeon fueled dreams of Space Camp, I remain curious. But that’s not the real reason for my…