People have regrets. We all do. Maybe they’re not big ones. Maybe they don’t affect our quality of life, or keep us up at night, but they’re there. Unless you have lived a flawless and perfect life, there are mistakes you have made along the way. And I suppose what makes a mistake into a […]
Category Archives: Throwback Thursday
The Chorus America Pumpkin: A Short History
One of my first jobs out of college was at Chorus America, the national non-profit service organization for choral music, choral singers, conductors, and administrators. I started out as a summer temp, became the office manager, and ended up as the database administrator and webmaster. But no matter how often or drastically my job description […]
Gypsies, Nomads, and a Firm Foundation
I was born in Connecticut almost three dozen years ago to a baptist minister and a professional “minister’s wife.” We lived there until I was almost two and then left for New Hampshire where my father had been transferred. My earliest memories are of that house in New Hampshire, and we stayed there until I […]
Cat Burglars
My cats are currently forbidden to go outside, due to the communal laws of the co-op in which we live, and this makes them very angry. You see, they used to be able to go outside whenever they wanted, which was certainly nice for them, but not always nice for us. When we lived in […]
Duct Tape Tuxedo at the Naval Observatory
When I was in college my a cappella group, The Troubadours, landed a pretty epic annual gig at the Naval Observatory. In case you are not aware, the Naval Observatory, in addition to housing the, you know, observatory, is also home to the Vice Presidential mansion, and every year my group got to go up […]