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What I Remember About My College Graduation

First, let me begin my saying, my graduation took place a long time ago. Second, I had a 103 degree fever, the chills, the sweats, and one of the sorest throats I can ever remember having. It was also the last time I had strep throat, which is a good thing for me, because I’ve […]

Holy Moly. Move Over Mr. Buble—This Girl’s Got Swag.

Only occasionally do I post music clips, but today I am unusually compelled to do so. With a strong affinity for Mr. Buble and Sinatra, I tend to watch something when their names are mentioned alongside a singer–especially one so young. At seven years of age when this video was shot, this girl has got […]

Women Supporting Women

“True, happy, successful women usually don’t want to hurt but HELP other women.”- Kristin Chenoweth     Last night, my colleagues and I attended The Daily Record’s recognition event at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore to honor Maryland’s Top 100 Women in Business. It was an inspiring night, and it was wonderful to hear […]

10 Pretty Things For Spring & Summer

As some of you may already know, we are renovating the exterior of our home. I’ve been spending a lot of time on Google and Pinterest trying to find the right things for it. As well, it’s time for spring and summer fashions, so I’ve devoted this post to some of my favorite findings that […]

Fictography #17: If Rocky Can Do It…

/FICTOGRAPHY/ def. — The intersection of photography (submitted by readers) and fiction (written by me!). You’ll have to forgive my absence last week. I attended a conference from Thursday through Sunday and didn’t have the chance to write my weekly creative FICTOGRAPHY post. I’m back now, and this week, I’m using a photograph my husband […]

Why You Will Fail to Have A Great Career

I only have time for a quick post today as there are only hours left in our spring semester, but this was on my mind. If you’re like me and you love learning, you may be addicted to the Ted Talks at Ted.com. I’ve found these 15-30 minute speeches on a variety of topics educational, […]

The Best Advice You Ever Got

The best advice you ever got— And over the years you’ve heard a lot— Didn’t come in the way of a bang and pop! Didn’t come among a fertile crop. It didn’t call out in the dead of night When creepy crawlers come out to bite. It wasn’t seen among the stars— The moon, Jupiter […]

Thanks for the …

Thanks for the 100,000 hits, readers. I greatly appreciate your support and connection!Filed under: On Life Tagged: 000 hits, 100, blogging, Creative Writing, milestone, writing

In The Words of Maya Angelou, “Don’t Bring Negative To My Door.”

I’ve always been a cheerleader. In 7th grade I made the squad, and then again in high school I made it, and I cheered throughout my years in school. When I was done there, I cheered with the band at Towson University for the Tigers, and then did it again for the Orioles as a […]

Fictography #16 – Little French Market

    /FICTOGRAPHY/ def. — The intersection of photography (submitted by readers) and fiction (written by me!). Truthfully, this week I’m on a little bit of a hiatus. On campus, we are down to the last two weeks, and I’ve been inundated with work and grading and attending events, not to mention that it’s Easter […]