I read the letter in my faculty mailbox a second time. I could not believe it. St. Mary’s College was offering me a one-year renewal of my teaching position — a terminal contract. It was December 1977, just before Christmas break. Merry Christmas! I was sure there was some mistake, certainly a misunderstanding. I had […]
The word “vacation” comes from the Latin word vacare, which means to be empty, free. This is a very Zen concept that few of us, I suspect, would apply to our vacations. Often we are as busy and occupied during our vacation time as we are doing our work. This because we are a culture […]
This is a re-post of a blog that was posted on Google Blog in 2011. In the film Julie and Julia, we are provide with an interesting contrast between the story of Julia Child and her start in the cooking profession and New York blogger Julie Powell and her one year self-challenge to cook every […]
Christmas, the winter holiday I’ve celebrated all my life, conjures up rich memories — the swirl of snow flakes in a Christmas tree lot; cold toes, flush faces and the mist of warm breathe; unpacking hand-made tree ornaments and disentangling knotted lights; the tantalizing aroma of baking turkey and pumpkin pie; colored lights dancing off […]
