Like a volcano of sorts
It’s not writer’s block… A writer feels like a dormant volcano: the quiet before an eruption of creative energy.
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When Work and Home Collide: Industry Edition
My workdays have been spilling over into my evenings and weekends, folks. There– I said it. I haven’t wanted to admit that I’ve been, well, busy. It started with a couple of large and complex communications projects in late winter, at the same time that …
He Finished What He Started
I’m thrilled to both congratulate and feature hubby Bob Socci, who ran the 125th Boston Marathon last week as a member of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism charity team. We supported him all along the way: Over months as he trained and raised …
Extraordinary Ordinary Days
Yesterday we awoke to a plain old March Saturday, sunny but cool, rain expected overnight. The newspaper featured all the same depressing news and then some. There were no holidays or travel to prepare for, nor workday overflow to catch up on. We had no …
Without a shadow of doubt
We were at Cancun Airport’s Gate 11, waiting to board our flight home. Hubby and I couldn’t ignore the alarming news alerts popping up on our phones every few minutes, and the kids noticed. “So what’s going on?” asked our son. Up to that point, …
Free Books
“But that’s one of my favorite books! Why would anyone ban it?” This morning, my kids and I ran through a list of children’s books that are currently banned by school districts and libraries across America. As we read the titles, much incredulity, outrage, and …
I’ll take my steak rare, please
This “what to eat when you’re expecting” post was originally published in May 2011, when I was pregnant with my daughter and craving bloody meat. Being the medical geek that I am, I researched the subject enough to justify all that roast beef, and wrote …
“..buy an oximeter, and good luck.”
I know that everyone is as sick of hearing about COVID as I am of writing about it (and I gave up on regular COVID posts sometime last year). That’s one reason I strongly endorse stellar physician and storytelling champ Robin Schoenthaler’s high-quality and impactful …
#HealthcareHeroes Rock– But We Shouldn’t Need Them
It’s Christmas Eve 2021, and our COVID numbers are nasty: This is happening all over the country. It’s another surge, worse than the last few surges, and healthcare workers operating on the front lines are beyond tired. They’re exhausted, and my heart goes out to …