A rock star in yoga pants
Every day there are people taking a moment from their busy lives to help make the world a better place. Let them be the people we celebrate and talk about and follow.
Believing In Ourselves
Today I am spending my first official open-for-business day in a new downtown office after working from home for more than 18 years. This day represents both a leap of faith and a test of courage as I step out from the comfort of my home office into the local business community at large. It’s also the result of a belief I have long held that we not only create our own opportunities in life but we also affect our future through the perception we choose to accept as our reality. […]
Adventures Along A Playful Path – Storytelling Takes Center Stage
Responsive websites embracing longform typography, beautiful large graphics, easily readable text and other features such as background video, side comments, maps, galleries and timelines, are now taking over the web, and for good reason. They are easy to read and also fulfilling, a respite where we can once again fully immerse ourselves into some welcome depth of content.
My 11:11 Wish
Today's a lucky day, a once-in-a-century day, and a cause for celebration for those of us who tend to glance at clocks at precisely 11:11 or wait for the moment to make a wish. Here are some ways to make it memorable.
Adrift — again
Adrift -- again -- in the world at large, notes from a small town. This post represents the resurrection of Webcurrents, a web column I began more than 15 years ago, before they were called "blogs", and eventually put aside when my growing business and motherhood demanded my full attention.
Mother Hawk in the Heartland
We are a nation in mourning. Our daily chores, our jobs, our routines seem trivial, even unimportant. It is hard to shake loose from the trance we are in. We mourn the terrible loss of life, our sense of security crushed beneath tons of steel, our innocence engulfed in the flames of jet fuel.
Ash’s Gift
Not one to turn away a homeless mother and her children, I began leaving food and water for Ash on the front porch. Since we already have two cats, a bird, a hamster and a dog who live inside with our family of four and a Dalmation in the back, I thought it best she and her kittens remain outdoors.
The Crew of the Lady Patricia
This is a tribute to the crew of the Lady Patricia. Most of them are gone. A few are still around. One of them is my dad. They represent a great generation of men and women who did their duty under difficult circumstances. Many paid the ultimate price and never returned. Many more brought home memories that haunt them still, especially in their dreams when the years melt away. This is their story, my dad's, that of the crew of the Lady Patricia, and the story of perhaps thousands like them.
The Secret Bunker
When the 25-ton blast door is closed, an enormous sound explodes through the tunnel. We are forewarned, but the sound is worse than we expect. "Everybody all right?" our guide asks. "Good, now we'll go on to decon." ...
Autumn in Paris
I had the good fortune late last month to travel to Paris, where I spent five days immersed in French culture and cuisine. Hemingway wrote that Paris is "A Moveable Feast," and the city lived up to its reputation.