“So much of life is in the smallness of moments…but they are harder to mark. ~Ally Condie Dear Universe, As we are all aware, I am a list maker. I’d like to think if accolades were given for list making, I’d be awarded a trophy or a ribbon or maybe just a small round of applause. I make lists on …
Buon Giorno
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt Dear Universe, For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to travel to Italy. I often joke that I must have been Italian in a past life with my proclivity …
100 Things
Dear Universe, A couple of weeks ago, during a writing warm-up in the beginning of class, my students and I got to talking about “Bucket Lists.” You know—the list you make of everything you’d like to accomplish before you die. Now, as I have said before the Bucket List idea seems a little morbid to me, (I like the idea …
Leap List
Dear Universe, This week a new term was introduced to me via one of my many television guilty pleasure shows—The Bachelor. As I was watching, The Bachelor, Ben Flajnik—best known for his flowy locks and love of playing the same David Gray song on piano for every one-on-one date—sent out a date card to his ladies in waiting. The message …