Working in a Boy’s World

February 24, 2014

  Growing up, I did not have to deal with attitudes and stereotypes that said, for instance, that girls are not as good at math and science as boys. I was homeschooled until the eighth grade, so the strongest influence on my perception of my capabilities as a female came from my parents. Both of […]

The Man in Plaid

February 17, 2014

Driving though Waco this week, I came across the second hitchhiker I had seen within a three block radius in seven days. Normally, I feel pretty compassionate towards the homeless or “poor” people I encounter. For some reason this time, however, I felt annoyed. Maybe because it was the second time within a few days […]

Death with Dignity

February 10, 2014

This is a post that I hesitate to write because of the strong emotions and opinions I believe it might elicit from readers. However, as I searched through articles to write about in this blog, I kept coming back to this one. I believe the potential changes in policy surrounding this subject warrant the scrutiny […]