It's clearly been a ridiculously long time since I've been an active blogger. The last nine months have been pretty tricky, and it's only in the last few weeks that I finally feel like I'm getting fully back into the ...Read More

I'm exploring yet another alternate career as a dramaturg, the person who works with the director and actors and helps to make sense of the text of a play before it gets staged. First Presbyterian Theater is doing my absolutely, ...Read More

It's such a dilemma. I love our technology toys — the new HDTV, Guitar Hero, the iPhone on our home wifi network. I enjoy playing with them, exploring the features and figuring out how to make it all work together ...Read More

So, here are some things you'll be hearing about in upcoming blog posts: My anniversary is around the corner. The joy of furniture with hidden storage. Simplicity versus plugging in. Is there any way I can become independently wealthy in the next few months? My ...Read More

At work, we're doing this Learning 2.0 project — encouraging library staff to become familiar with the Web 2.0 tools that our patrons are using and that influence the way people expect everything on the Internet to work. As part ...Read More

You may already know that my family is kinda into Walt Disney World, but you may wonder how the heck we found Disney in South Carolina. Well, about five years ago, I bought an ownership interest in Disney Vacation Club, ...Read More

One ought not go to Hilton Head Island island if one has no intention of going to the beach. We found two different ways to enjoy it. Option A We stayed at Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, part of their Vacation Club ...Read More

Having your birthday while on vacation is pretty cool. (I need to make a point to do it more often.) We got up really early and took a kayak tour with Ben Turner, owner and operator of Native Guide Tours. I ...Read More

Just got back from vacation. Much to write about. Watch this space. Read More

I baked this morning, taking advantage of a relatively cool kitchen. I'm so pleased with how this pie turned out, and I would have loved to have tasted it, but alas, it was not for me: I donated a homemade pie ...Read More