A Job With Perks

Dears, I am, as of today, the content coordinator for Khalifa University.  What does a content coordinator do, you may ask. I sure did. Turns out that I am in charge of the information on the website — and wherever else information about KU might appear. I share this large task and a big space…

Beyond Jars, and Words, We Still Exist

Dears, I just read, and re-read, then read again an article in the August 20, 2014 edition of the New Yorker called “A Place Beyond Words: The Literature of Alzheimer’s,” by Stefan Merrill Bloc. (Click the title if you want to read it, too.) The piece is very well written, yet somehow infuriating to me. I’m not sure…

How To Be Happy

Dears, Happiness is not for the faint of heart. As you are aware, it’s fleeting and elusive. When I was in Africa, I was pretty sure that happiness actually was located in Asia. Once there, I longed for Africa again. When I used to read lots and lots of books as a young woman, I figured…