During my years at the Naval Academy, the Glee Club put on a 1961 satirical musical by the same title as this blog post. It was one of the first times women midshipmen were used in a musical production. I remember watching the musical as it poked fun at climbing the corporate ladder without having to work that hard. What was a fun way to spend a weekend as a midshipman isn’t actually fun in…
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By the time I got my first pair of eyeglasses in 5th grade, I had exceeded the vision standard for being legally blind. I never complained of headaches. I continued to get excellent grades. I couldn’t see the chalkboard sitting in the front row. It was a shock to my parents when my visual acuity tested so limited after the second eye exam, yet my school performance remained unaffected. That doesn’t work out the same…
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My oldest just moved the day after Christmas. With my own Navy moves under my belt, I knew that sometimes moving across an ocean is a lot easier than moving houses 20 minutes down the street. When you move across an ocean, you know you need help. When you move locally, it’s easy to think you can get by with some help from family. When I showed up at Maggie’s front door, I had to…
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Who hasn’t seen this classic Christmas Story about the Grinch and all its editions? While The Grinch gets his own answer to his question, the question, “Where does Christmas come from?” still begs us to pause, reflect, and answer for ourselves. Where does Christmas come from? Christmas comes from a story, not a store. A Christmas Story by Charles Dickens features another stingy Christmas character Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is faced with a journey through his…
Leave a CommentOne of the easiest things I know to do to celebrate anything is to consider how to engage as many of my senses as I can. It’s why I ask my children what they want for their birthday dinner. Often it is a meal that in taste and aroma recall something happy and familiar to them. I may not get the gift right but the meal is always a win. This Christmas season I hope…
Leave a CommentTis the season for packages tied up with ribbon and string. There is something charming to a beautiful gift finished with the flourish of an artfully tied bow. When I made my first attempt at turning a length of ribbon into a bow I just remember feeling my hands and brain couldn’t cooperate to make anything with ease. It was a fumble of slow going mistakes. The results were less than satisfying. Many times I…
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