“The state of our NASA is strong.” This is the refrain NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. repeated 12 times in 22 minutes during Tuesday’s State of NASA address, delivered at NASA’s Langley Research Center, simulcast to 9 other major NASA centers, and broadcast by NASA TV. I was one of the fortunate social media enthusiasts invited […]
Autism Cooks: More Than Cookies
When I walked into Autism Cooks Thursday night, the first person I spoke with was Joy Moore from the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. Any time I speak with someone from CARD, and any time I go to an autism-related event at all, my mind flashes back to me, sitting in an observation room, […]
Fantasies Fulfilled: A $500 Disney Giveaway!
I have been to Disney more in the past two months than the last ten years. Tenley invited me to attend the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT in November as part of my birthday gift, then she was there at Christmas (which I realize is not the same as ME being there, but when your child […]
The Magic of Malala
Did you see Malala Yousafzai on Colbert? Take the 3:06; I’ll wait! In this brief clip, Malala and Colbert share laughs over card tricks. I remember watching this interview last September and thinking, “if I didn’t know she had changed the world in a breathtakingly courageous and daring way, I would almost think she’s pretty […]
Finding My Word of the Year at Wendy’s
I had not planned on doing a word of the year for 2016, but at a Wendy’s restaurant on Friday, I found my theme. I went through the drive-through of a Wendy’s which I frequent often, and ordered a full spicy chicken caesar salad. I order a full spicy chicken caesar salad at Wendy’s (and […]
$200 Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway!
By the time I was holding this cup of awesome in my cold hands this morning, I had done some work, checked out of a hotel, and been on a safari! My hotel room didn’t have a coffee maker, it was too cold to venture over to the restaurant just for coffee, and I had […]