I love giving gifts any time of year, but during the holidays I feel like giving also brings a special opportunity to express value and thoughtfulness. I should qualify this by saying I don’t often give monetary gifts, what with tuition and living costs leeching what little fiscal flexibility working a job allows. But gifts do not have to be expensive to be meaningful, and … Continue reading Giving this holiday season

As a child, I spent many hours in the summer, after school, before bed, or pretty much any time, rifling through my many well-loved, ratty and frayed Calvin and Hobbes books. The rambunctious yet contemplative Calvin obviously resonated with me, as I pored over the books nonstop for years. I could tell that something about them was greater and more timeless than the hundreds of … Continue reading Get Rid Of Slimy comicS (G.R.O.S.S.)

It’s been a few weeks since I encouraged you Gusties to find your intentional flailing, your activity that shakes up your bones and awakens your soul. Friends, it is now time to do the same with words! Picture this: it’s midnight and you exit the library doors. The cold air makes your eyes water, beginning the formation of what will most likely be a giant … Continue reading How-are-you-good-how-are-you-good