The floods of March 2010 effected the entire state of Rhode Island regardless of where anyone lived. In our neighborhood basements that had never flooded were filled. Our house was built in 1925 and nary a drop of water entered the foundation walls in all those years. But this time, it was water, water, everywhere. … Continue reading The Great Flood of 2010
Audrey Reed
There may be a few more posts about college. There are some more thank you's to take care of during that time of my life. How many of would have been able to finish college without financial aid? I relied on it, it was the only way I was going to be the first in … Continue reading Audrey Reed
Winter Hayrides
I've been enjoying writing about and reminiscing about my days as a college student. Today is no different, and though the post is a bit shorter, it's no less important to me. In college I was a Resident Assistant, an RA, for three years. It was at a time when undergraduates served as RA's and … Continue reading Winter Hayrides
Freshman Dinner
The small college in Vermont where I went to school lent itself to an environment where students and faculty and staff had the chance to really get to know each other. Resident assistants, student leaders, student orientation staff, student athletes, frankly just about everyone, had the chance to create lasting relationships with professors and deans … Continue reading Freshman Dinner
Intramurals, Life Changing?!
My freshman year of college was not particularly noteworthy in any way. I went to, what was then, a small college in the lovely green mountains of Vermont. It was five hours from my home in Warwick, RI (unless my brother Kevin was driving and then it was a couple of hours closer). My parents, … Continue reading Intramurals, Life Changing?!
YouTube vs. VHS
Lots of people use YouTube videos in presentation, teachers, motivational speakers, CEO's. It's a quick, and now very easy way to illustrate, in this very visual world, a point of view or an example of what not to do. But before there was YouTube, there was VHS. Remember those rectangle boxes with shiny cardboard covers, … Continue reading YouTube vs. VHS
match.com My A**
In May of 2004 I went to national conference in Washington DC for work. There was a group of about six of us who traveled together for the 4-day trip. Among those traveling were one of my immediate co-workers, Lauren, and our boss, Mary. We'd been working together for six years so knew each other enough … Continue reading match.com My A**
match.com My A**
In May of 2004 I went to national conference in Washington DC for work. There was a group of about six of us who traveled together for the 4-day trip. Among those traveling were one of my immediate co-workers, Lauren, and our boss, Mary. We'd been working together for six years so knew each other enough … Continue reading match.com My A**
Every Day Sacred
In 1997 I was living alone in Barre, Vermont. And when I say living alone, it was alone. I'd taken a job with the Department of Education in Montpelier. It was a good job and landed me back in Vermont where I thought I would live forever. The problem was I didn't know anyone in … Continue reading Every Day Sacred
Off to College
One of the women who works with me has twin boys that she's seeing off to college next week. One to New York and one to New Hampshire; thank goodness they don't have to report to their respective campuses on the same day! In 1981 I was off to college, it seems like just yesterday...and … Continue reading Off to College
365 Days of Thank You 