Have you ever thought about the concept we call intent? In our justice system, if you intend to cause harm, it’s considered much more egregious than if you do harm through just not being careful enough to prevent it. That concept is called neglect. While I generally agree with the idea that intending to harm … Read More
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Goodbye, Little Fella
It’s been just over 15 years since a loud, smelly, flea-bit little kitten found its way across J Street in Bentonville, and, subsequently, into our hearts. He followed a bunch of students and I ended up taking him home. At that point, John and I had just been married about six weeks and I was … Read More
November is for writing!
Today is the first day of the 2023 NaNoWriMo “season” and I’m planning to use it to my full advantage. I guess I should first explain what the heck NaNoWriMo is, eh? First of all, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and it’s always the 30 days of November. It’s a global grassroots effort … Read More
Hello there, what I’ve been up to lately
I feel like every few months I’m making one of these posts where I talk about why I have not been posting on this space lately. Well, here is an update on what’s been going on in my world since I last posted in February. I’d love to say this is going to be a … Read More