In the last year and a half I've been making it a point to start reading and thinking a lot more about my role in society. Specifically my role as a white, cisgender, heterosexual person in a country where people with these characteristics are apparently more highly valued by the system than humans who don't… Continue reading Hope is an action…
Last night I attended the Iowa All-State Music Festival Concert, where the best high school musicians in the state perform together. My fabulous niece auditioned and was selected to be part of the chorus this year, so I went to the concert along with my family. The concert itself was pretty great, overall. There were… Continue reading In Tune
Have you ever seen something, but because of the circumstances you couldn't quite figure out what it was, or what was happening? The other night, after a pretty long day, I took the dog out for a walk. She was bored because she'd been cooped up most of the day while The Bearded One and… Continue reading Perception
Daylight Saving Time. I know, it sounds wrong to say it without the 's' on the end of Saving, but I learned (not too long ago) that the correct term is Saving. Anyway, last night we "gained" an hour when Daylight Saving Time ended. What a weird concept. I mean, I get it to an… Continue reading Light
Michigan+Alice+K. That might be the first thing he ever taught me. If I'm remembering correctly, it was on the first day of 7th grade band that Mr. Michalicek taught us how to spell his last name--the beginning of MICHigan+ALICE+K. I started out calling him Mr. Michalicek, but soon learned that he was better known as… Continue reading Be the Person You Want to Be
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