Happy birthday to the woman whose example shaped everything I’ve become. Some daughters inherit their mother’s recipes. Some inherit her jewelry, or her handwriting, or her way of moving through a room. What I inherited from my mom is harder
Loving across dimensions and the green river metaphor
On the day that was and would be our wedding anniversary, it is important to me to remember the first great love of my life, Karsten Soltauer. I’m always conflicted about milestones that represent significant days with loved ones after
The House of Beautiful Business in Lisbon, November 2019
Being a “resident” (speaker) at the House of Beautiful Business was a unique and memorable experience: My sessions were well attended and people were engaged: This was my first time in Lisbon — it was gorgeous. I already want to
Not Beautiful
“The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I think it’s not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.” — John Cage I’ve been traveling a lot these
Hope your Thanksgiving was Lovely
I’m thankful to Tony and Camille Chatman for including us in their family Thanksgiving celebration — and then humbling us hard at the family domino game. 😂 The Chatman family and me at dinner; not pictured because he’s taking the
We Needed a Woman
“Excuse me”—I keep walking. As one does. Vaguely aware of two young women sitting off to the side of the sidewalk and laughing, I quickly come to the conclusion that they’re trying to ask for money.But the voice repeats and
Blogging whatever.0
What about blogs? When I first started mine, I had a small group of friends who posted pretty much daily, often nothing longer than a longish Facebook post. We all read and commented on one another’s posts. Source: Time for
Everything gets into everything
Although I lived in Chicago for many St. Patrick’s Days, there was only one year I actually saw the boats out dyeing the river green, and that was in 2003 as I walked to the court house with the first
“0 the Humanity”
I dreamed that the title of the book I’m working on in reality, which doesn’t yet have a firm title, was “0 the Humanity” — 0 as in zero, as in binary 1s and 0s, referring of course to data
Writing as Identity and Action
A long time ago I read something Kevin Smith said about how if you ever thought you might be a filmmaker, guess what: you are. I don’t remember how he said it exactly, but what I took away was that if you want to be a