Posted in Methods, Uncategorized on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
I found a very cool site about the solar panels installed on Synergy House at Stanford. I was (am?) a member of the cooperative group but lived in a different building, one which was razed after the 1989 Loma Prieta quake. The tradition of exploring alternative lifestyles … environmental, vocational, intellectual … lives on!
Solar Panels [...]
Posted in Essays, Uncategorized, tagged career, introversion, writing on November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A friend pointed me to Jonathon Rauch’s article, “Caring for Your Introvert.”
I sighed a heartfelt Amen! One additional thought on being an introvert:
Career counseling books often suggest that introverts make good therapists and counselors because we enjoy substantive, one-to-one conversations. In my experience, this was not the case. As Rauch describes, I absolutely need time alone [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2007 | No Comments »
In this centenary year, Rachel Carson’s admirers and detractors are at the keyboards. The New Yorker piece lauded her work and legacy. Most interesting to me was the statement that, as a child, Carson “fell in love with the sea without ever having seen it.”
Posted in People, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized on May 9, 2007 | No Comments »
As someone who grew up watching a lot of TV, I am always intrigued to discover the perspectives of early TV stars who grew up without it. I love their sense of wonder about something that is for me so mundane. It is corny and sweet, but I am touched by it. From the personal [...]
