Money Can't Buy Sleepiness_The Woman Who Could Find Anything_The Education of SAM_Mind the gap
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Money Can't Buy Sleepiness
One hour. The blonde stood inside the doorway to the subpision home, frozen in place. The house was silent. Outside, she heard the Toyota Corolla slowly pulling out of the driveway. Emily’s hazel eyes scanned the house. The living room was painted in subtle tan colors and looked overly tidy. She noticed that all of the outlets had safety covers, and there were no furniture items with pointed corners in sight. Her attention shifted to the hallway. Down the hall were three white doors, all closed. One had a few floral stickers plastered across it, and a colorful wooden sign. Madeline. She’d have...
The Woman Who Could Find Anything
So you’re probably wondering, who is that woman? Well, that woman is my mother. And as of last month, she is still my mother, but just not in that body anymore. All the systems that had kept her alive for 92 years conspired together to decide it was time to call it quits. And she was ready for that; well, as much as anyone feels prepared. As she lay in her hospital bed I sensed her fear, but also her knowledge that this was going to be an exit. It never is quite like you imagine it, I’m sure of that.One thing I remember so vividly about my mother as she progressed through being a young, ...
The Education of SAM
As you can imagine, I’ve had some exciting adventures in my career as an Archives Technician. I’ll share one here that gives a flavor of the challenges we come across in the archival sciences.The job was routine—digitizing all the papers in the Plainville Museum of Ideas, which was a one-room building sitting on a corner along the town’s short main street. The name of the place was maybe a little pretentious, but it did turn out to contwww.onedoor.ccain quite a few ideas. It was an odd assortment, though. The museum contained only those ideas belonging to a handful of well-known people who had, at one time ...
Mind the gap
“Ok, Quiet place? Check! No distractions? Check. Cup of tea? Check! Well, here goes nothing.(Inhale, Exhale)“Since when did we start drinking tea? Does tea make us hip? Are you a hipster now? But, you can’t even grow a beard!””It’s chamomile. It’s supposed to help me relax. Now please be quiet.”(Inhale, Exhale)“You know what’s a fun word to say? Cabbage! It might be even more fun to say than bubbles. That reminds me of a time when….”Do you mind?!”“Oops. I’ll shush.”(Inhale, Exhale, Inhale….)“Somethin bout you, makes me feel like a dangerous woomaaan! Somethin bout, somethin bout, somethin bout...