december 21, 2021
“The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time — a time to contemplate your immortality.” ~ Frederick Lenz We needed something to cheer us – and mom being a lover of adventure however small – … Continued
december 20, 2021
“We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” ~ Barbara De Angelis We finally got to see Aunt Janet today for the Christmas festivities. Her not-too-distant bout with Covid … Continued
december 19, 2021
“Making mistakes is better than faking perfection.” ~ Unknown I dropped by to see my friend Rachel Savané who just celebrated her 25th anniversary as a quite successful artist. I actually won a gift certificate as part of the celebration. … Continued
december 18, 2021
“You win or you quit. There’s no losing here.” ~ Unknown We had a family gathering at Aunt Barb’s house. Much to our surprise Aunt Mabel was in town. We don’t get to see her nearly enough with her living … Continued
december 17, 2021
“The biggest lesson I’ve learned this year is not to force anything; conversations, friendships, relationships, attention, love. Anything forced is just not worth fighting for. Whatever flows, flows, what crashes, crashes. It is what it is.” ~ TinyBuddha This made … Continued
december 16, 2021
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is- it’s to imagine what’s possible.” ~ bell hooks Here we see the beginning of finals week and the end of finals week. Seems like it should … Continued
december 15, 2021
“When your peace is your highest priority, your choices become a lot more clear.” ~ Unknown The eye doctor told me that people like me who’ve had great vision their whole life are the hardest patients when the sight becomes … Continued
december 14, 2021
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo Today brought sunshine in the form of three co-workers and a celebratory lunch. Johanna Ball, center, is graduating and leaving us for better … Continued
december 13, 2021
“Monday should be optional.” ~ Unknown The Catholic Newman Center’s parsonage near campus has a nicely decorated entryway this year. The photo doesn’t really convey it as well as in-person, unfortunately, but it is a nice view walking to the … Continued
december 12, 2021
“Being negative only makes the journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don’t have to sit on it.” ~ Joyce Meyers The office this afternoon, after handing in my final paper for the semester this morning, … Continued