Speak the Truth, Even if Your Voice Shakes

The following TED talk resonates with me in so many ways; some of which I will explain below. In the video, Ash Beckham talks about the difficulty of coming out of the closet. When you hear ‘coming out’, you may think it only applies to gay people, but there are many kinds of closets and […]

Happy Birthday to my Mommy

Today is my Mom’s birthday. Mom and I go way back. As her firstborn, I got to break her in to the whole motherhood thing. This arrangement worked out pretty well for me. (I’m just a little bit spoiled.) For her, I may have raised her blood pressure a bit but overall I think what […]

Thoughts on Bullying, Part 1.

Every Friday morning, NPR airs a short segment called Story Corps. I often catch it on my way to work. Last week, it was a story told by a father whose 14-year-old son committed suicide after being bullied relentlessly. In recent years, there have been a lot of stories of kids killing themselves after being bullied. My heart […]

Stalling

Fear not, dear blog-readers. I have not abandoned you. I’ve been otherwise occupied, and admittedly I am stalling a little. There are things I want to write about that are not really EEC-related and I’m having an internal debate about whether it’s a good idea to expand the scope of this blog to just being […]

Keeping Things In Perspective

It’s hard to describe the feeling of awe that a clear, dark, starry, starry sky can induce. Looking up at those glittering gems that have blanketed the night for longer than humans have existed is a surefire way to put your own life in perspective.

Swimming with Suzanne

Water. How I have always loved water. Whether it be in a bath tub or a swimming pool, I want to be in it. Swimming allowed me to be weightless and graceful, while on land I was clumsy and awkward. Being in the pool was like being in another world – one where I never […]

Dr. Hulnick

My first plastic surgeon was Dr. Hulnick at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. I had 5 surgeries with him, the first when I was barely 3 months old and the last when I was 6. I don’t remember what he looked like, but I do remember him being a big part of my early life. […]