Spring Break
Change is in the air. It’s spring and with spring comes spring break. And this year, my spring break has taken a different turn. I’ve decided to step away from And So It Goes for the rest of the … Read More
March Update
I’m trying something new today this month — an update of the stories that caught my eye over the past month but didn’t make it into full length blog posts. Here then, in alphabetical order, I present: CHIMPANZEES IN THE … Read More
Understanding Personal Efficacy and Its Impact on Choice
Last week’s post, subtitled the dilemma of choice, got me thinking anew about “choice” — from the act of it to the impact of it. I’m not sure where we’ll wind up at the end, but let’s get started. We’ll … Read More
Embracing the Bookshelf: The Dilemma of Choice
I like knowing that there are certain things in this world of ours that I can rely on — like the changing seasons and that spring invariably follows winter. Though I can’t tell from looking out my window that spring … Read More
Looking Back 50 Years: Why Do We Forget So Easily?
Yes, it’s another 50 year anniversary post. Do you know which one? March 13, 1969 — ring any bells? No? Welcome to today’s real topic: How easily we forget. Fifty years ago today, Apollo 9 returned to earth. “Which one … Read More
My 2019 Survey Monkey Questionnaire is Here
For the past six years, I’ve surveyed my blog subscribers annually to help me get a better idea who they are, what they want from my blog, and how I will keep them coming back (and bringing their friends). I’ve … Read More
Understanding Ash Wednesday: From the Protestant Reformation to Mardi Gras
I set out wanting to better understand a holiday that is celebrated in my own backyard, yet is one I know very little about: Ash Wednesday In the process I found myself thinking once again about the the churches I … Read More
An Update on Lindsay de Feliz
[box] December 14, 2019 UPDATE: It is with profound sadness and shock that I tell you that Lindsay de Feliz died on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the hands of a still unknown assailant.[/box] Those of you who follow … Read More
A Two for Tuesday Tag Prompt #4
This week’s Two-For-Tuesday prompt from Rae at Rae’s Reads and Reviews is Two books that help you sleep at night This was the hardest prompt of the four for me because, simply, books don’t help me sleep. Melatonin does or a glass of … Read More