Water Over Rock
A Personal Blog
POETIC EMPIRICIST’S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning Was an Open Window Ten years ago, in 2011, I was grieving the loss of my beloved career and workplace. I had been teaching a handful of...
POST-HIATUS THOUGHTS AND 12 MONTH OLD PHONE NOTES TW: Suicide So, it’s been a long bit of time since I’ve written, for the public at least. I just scrolled through all the old “notes” on my phone...
GUARDING YOUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING If you’re prone to worry about everything, like me, then having a child will only exponentially amplify every possible worrisome scenario! Thankfully, I am...
DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN FACT AND OPINION, TRUTH AND BELIEF The hot button topics dividing our nation used to be considered impolite to talk about. Religion and politics, this nation was founded on the...
THE LEARNING WE DO OVER A LIFETIME The Curve What’s the connection between Medieval Europe, lobsters, and Aztec culture? For me, these are subjects I enjoyed learning about in excruciating detail for...
FIVE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ARTIST IN ALL OF US To those who say they aren’t artistic or creative, I say: I don’t believe you; there is something you do that’s an art, maybe it’s the way you dress...
OPEN-MINDED SKEPTICS ARE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Toasting Moderation I was raised with a grandmother who praised moderation. In her pontification, she would usually be referring to food or alcoholic...
A WANT AND A NEED “If You Wanted to Live on the Moon, What Would You Need?” I’ve asked this brainstorming question to many different groups of students from adults to kindergartners...
LAUGHTER SOFTENED EVEN THE TOUGHEST PARTS OF LIFE Bowl of Cherries We’ve heard it said and, at times, we’ve all experienced: “life isn’t easy”. I was raised by two very...