Be useful. Or get out of the way.
I make a living by being an intermediary. I connect non-profit organizations who need funding with folks who have money. Being an intermediary is not a new phenomenon. Grocery stores have forever connected the food-eater with the food-grower. Mechanics have...
Neither a child prodigy, nor incapable: Looking young in the workplace
I look young. I’ve always looked young. I’m the gal that got carded for an R-rated movie, after I graduated University. I consistently get carded for alcohol, sometimes in countries where the drinking age is 18. At 33, I usually greet these incidents with...
Biking with Groceries
My main mode of transportation while living in Japan were my bicycles. They went everywhere I did. This is where I learned to bike with groceries*. I was fancy enough to have two bicycles. The first was free, and it was a black, heavy momma of a bike – with a...
When Philanthropy is Personal
In what certainly could have seemed Rapture-induced (if that’s the way you like to believe), two of three of my family members lost their homes in the Joplin tornado on May 21. The entire family, including out-of-town guests, were preparing for my...