Like most universities in the United States, the one where I’m a professor shut down classes in mid-March of this year. Initially, the plan was to extend Spring Break for one additional week; after…
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-1- I was born on January 20th, 1964. Depending on which horoscope you’re reading, that birthday places me on the last day of Capricorn or the first day of Aquarius. (I’ve done the research.…
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I did not grow up in a family of travelers. My father served in the Army for more than 20 years; once he retired, he was ready to stay put. We made a cross-country…
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Like a lot of women, I’ve thought about my weight fairly often. I’m at a point in my life now where it’s less important than in used to be–in truth, I rarely ever weigh…
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To begin, a confession: for many years, I had absolutely no idea how much money Mike and I had in the bank at any given moment. He was happy to manage our finances, and…
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I’m not a native of the South. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, went to graduate school throughout the Midwest, and wound up in Texas as the result of my job. Mike and…
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When I went to college, I joined a sorority. People who know me now are often surprised by this. “You don’t seem like the type,” they say. (The idea of a sorority “type” is…