The sum of my experiences — I am from gentle women with a soft touch Women who wrestled with weak men Women whose spirit and vision Rose above anger and jealousy to anchor my faith I am from the weak men Who let their ego and hubris Determine their actions as they Heard a relentless drumbeat Of worthlessness, never “getting…

I advocate therapy for anyone and everyone. Most people really need it. While minding my own business (One of my finest virtues) I, nevertheless, am aware of all of the nonsense Which goes on all around me. Why am I always the one afflicted With pettiness and idiocy? Why do I have…

It was spring break. I had gone to stay with Jeff, my roommate, at his family’s 800-acre ranch in the Sierra foothills. We had been talking about this trip since the beginning of the fall semester, and both of us had been looking forward to it. Jeff had told me…

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle Why are so many companies still balking at the opportunity to help the planet, and put money in their employees pockets? — R. Alderson, 2012 blog post From My Blog in 2012 Even when a gallon of gasoline was under a dollar, telecommuting made…

It’s such a simple thing. Just look at how the word is spelled and you will have a 95% chance of pronouncing it correctly. Yet, correct pronunciation seems to be a herculean task for a lot of people — many of whom are getting paid to do it right! I…