Subscribe to get notified of a new post

We tossed out our Ninja coffee maker because it was burning the coffee. I’d almost say my husband felt a wave of pleasure dumping it and...

While shopping for a shirt for my husband, I noticed something strange—one shirt costs $20, while another (same fabric, same function)...

Confidence and Women: A Seedling That Grows This Women’s Day, I found myself reflecting on confidence—why do women, on average, have...

Today was a rainy day. As I drove to work, I found myself singing: This morning There is rain in RVA My eyes fill with tears, for no...

Do you enjoy water sports like kayaking or rafting? My only experience with rafting was a mild one—Beaver’s Bend State Park in Oklahoma....

Yesterday, I tossed two pieces of chicken bones with some meat on them into the backyard. Today, I saw a big hawk circling above. It...

Today is the first day of Ramadan, and I’ve noticed something striking—time feels extended. Of course, in a practical sense, fasting...

Did you receive a gorgeous orchid as a gift? 🤩 You admired its beauty 😍, took care of it… and then, one by one, the flowers fell off....

It has been snowing for two days. My kids listen to a Turkish cartoon song (Kukuli): 📌 It is snowing, it is snowing, 📌 In thick, fluffy...

When I was a kid I wrote a mini song: My rose bowed its head When it wept. Its petals fell away When we parted. Source I used to sing...

Today when I was drinking the juice of my cauliflower dish, it tasted like the sea water I would occasionally swallow when I was in...

Aren’t you amazed to see the aquarium shows of dolphins, whales and other animals? Apparently animal brains could be trained with a...

My daughter is starting middle school next year. When I was in middle school, our discussions centered around “relativity of perceptions,...

I like stories where I get to know each of the “threads” first and then I notice how they wrap around each other to make an elegant...

I found myself questioning today. I was watching lecture-youtube videos on Mantel Hansen odds ratio and Cochran- somebody something ...

Yesterday we had 30 high school students visit us for a “lab tour”. They were so young and curious. We made an agarose gel together and...

Do you like jumping jacks? Me neither, it makes me pee. I like squats and dumb bells. Similarly, I like grocery shopping— to carry...

Writing a blog feels like pouring from my mental cup— once it’s full and overflowing. That is if my mental cup is not full, it is more...