Happy Three Kings Day!
So, a few days ago, I told you about the Parranda and shared the reading of a play entitled El Parranda with you. Today, I wanted to share a video […]
Go ahead, make somebody's year
Throughout the United States today Hispanic women are attaining the highest levels of professional achievement and leadership. To honor their accomplishments, Hispanic Business Magazine will present its 6th annual Woman […]
Reflections on Consumption and Economy
I am not much of a shopper. Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of excess cash and so I worked and took care of my own expenses. Rarely was […]
34 Things to Do Before Turning 35 Part 1
So, I wrote the annual birthday list. And I tell you– it’s looking like this might be the year that I actually get at least 50% of it accomplished. Heck, I […]
Three rules for living
I just read Seinfeld’s Three Rules for Living in the November issue of O. First, bust your ass. Next, pay attention. Learn from everything and everyone all the time. Finally, fall […]
NaNoWriMo Excerpt
So, you might recall that I am participating in NaNoWriMo this month (feel free to go here if you have no idea what I am talking about). Here’s another excerpt […]
She's Making Her List and Checking It Twice
Do a set of fifteen regular pushups. Take my parents to visit family in Puerto Rico. Complete a century bicycle ride. Raise at least $5000 for cancer research. Work […]
Pat Conroy writes a letter
If you know just a little bit about me, you know that my first career was as a high school teacher and my second as a college administrator who had […]
Speed Reading
So, every year on my birthday, I write a list of things to do in the coming year (more on this list later this week or at the beginning of […]
NaNoWriMo
So, I have taken an unlikely plunge. I started my writing career as a poet. I was shoved into writing non-fiction by my first graduate school advisor (Thanks, Jaime), but […]
