Weekly Gratitude, Birthday Edition

Yep, it’s my birthday and no, I’m definitely not telling you how old I am. I know most people would still consider me young, but I’m quickly approaching a birthday-of-no-return and I’m feeling like I just need more time to do all the things I wanted to do before the aforementioned birthday. At any rate, [...]

A Small World After All

[Fair warning to my few and faithful readers: I’m going to talk about PBS’ Faces of America program again. I know, I’m getting annoying, but I really loved this show and think it raised a number of important questions to consider. Still, if you’re sick and tired of reading about it, you might want to [...]

All That We Perceive

Perception. It is “the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind,” at least, according to the dictionary. When we taste, touch, see, smell or hear, we are perceiving. Every day, our perceptions lead us to make certain conclusions: she has brown eyes, he is bald, the water is [...]