One Good Thing
March 20, 2020, was the last day my team worked in the office before the state of N.Y. shut down because of COVID. Since then, we’ve been working from home. It’s been an interesting transition and a combination of the…
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Color Blindness and Assimilation, Food for Thought…
I’m currently listening to the thought-provoking book How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. As a white woman, ‘of a certain age,’ I grew up believing that being ‘color blind’ was the equivalent of being antiracist. This, to…
#Blacklivesmatter
To say there has been a lot of controversy, conflict and unrest over the past week would be the understatement of the year. The violence that has erupted across the country is, unfortunately, not a new occurrence. Unwarranted brutality and…
We’ve Reached a Fork in the Road, or have we?
My parents and I were talking tonight about things related to business dealings, politics and life in general. The phrase, “we’ve reached a fork in the road” came up, it was followed by “it’s time to make a decision.” This…
Thoughts from my Echo Chamber
Like many people in the U.S., I’m caught up in the aftermath of the 2016 election results. Normally, I write about my observations about life from an every day, non-controversial point of view. This is the first time in almost six…
GMO Awareness Survey – College Research Project
Are GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) good or bad? Supporters believe GMO foods are the next best hope for feeding the planet while critics believe that genetically modified foods are unsafe and are an underlying cause of many of the health and…
Two Steps Forward & One Step Back = A Giant Leap Forward
We’ve all experienced times in our life when it feels like everything is going in the wrong direction and you can’t turn around without facing another obstacle that seems impossible to overcome. Then, when you least expect it all of the…
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Wonderful Moms, Especially Mine
I’d always assumed that Mother’s Day was started by Hallmark, but it turns out that’s not the case at all. There have been various precursors to the spring holiday that can be traced back as far as the ancient Greeks and…
The Hatches are Battened Down
In spite of the ongoing coverage of the the latest hurricane making her way up the east coast, I was oblivious to the news until Thursday afternoon. Thank goodness I embarrassed myself at my hair appointment by responding to the…
I’m not Loyal, I’m Lazy
Last night was movie night, I opened the red envelope slid out the DVD and thought once again about what I consider to be the biggest business bumble in the past ten years, maybe ever. In July when Netflix raised…