My daughter is in her second year of graduate school and is currently doing asynchronous learning, so she’s been home with us a few weeks. It’s been fun for me to listen in on some of her lectures and to remember the excitement and enthusiasm of being at the threshold of my career. One thing she is not loving, and I think we might all agree with her, is group projects. In fact, I am not so sure I’ve ever heard any student speak fondly of group work, yet it continues to be ass

Back in my graduate school days, I earned a little extra money working as a special education bus assistant. Our route was a rural one so that meant a semi-lengthy country ride twice daily as we headed to and from the first and last student’s home. During these peaceful rides on an empty bus, I often found myself daydreaming and watching the cows in the fields along the way. As a result, I developed a strange fascination and endearment for cows that I still hold to this day.

If you’ve spent any time at all on social media, you are probably familiar with cancel culture. If not, let me explain it to you. The premise is that when/if a celebrity or influencer does or says something that is offensive or politically incorrect, the campaign to “cancel” them (stop following their accounts, publicly shame them, boycott their products, etc.) ensues. The behavior that elicits such a response can be current or it can be something discovered from the past, lo

Happy Mother’s Day! A simple phrase around a day to celebrate all of the women who give freely of themselves to love their children with everything they have to give. But, this year, it seems more than ever, I am reminded that Mother’s Day isn’t "happy" for everyone. It won’t be "happy" for many who have buried their mothers and still miss them every single day. They will struggle to find any celebration on this difficult day. It won’t be “happy” for the woman who wants despe