Category: poverty

signs of strain

signs of strain

Kia ora friends, The photo accompanying this post was a slightly performative selfie, taken on a Monday morning a few weeks ago, when I was about to deliver a zoom…
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Kia Ora, lovelies

Kia Ora, lovelies

Life is swift in my neck of the woods. Growth galore, deadlines descend, calendar is cranking. I’m trying to stay upright, wrestling to go with the flow. Embracing change as…
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we can do hard things

Kia Ora ladies and gentlegeeks, August already. The almond tree outside my office is in bloom already, and I relish standing underneath and basking in the buzzing. I reckon that…
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many links for geeky friends

Kia Ora e hoa ma, Many amazing things for you to read, coming right up. First, from the World Health Organisation, about the needs of li’l kids.  I love how…
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alrighty, then … back to work

This geek has had a crazy end to summer & beginning of Autumn.  A series of blessed distractions and beautiful messes.  International family … travellers enriching my life (and borrowing…
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articles, links and love

Tena koutou, e geek ma.  Here is the sweet cover picture of the latest issue of OHbaby!  I’m proud of the articles in there that I created … one is…
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benefits of bailing

Kia Ora geeks!  Here is the latest issue from our friends at OHbaby!  I am proud of the piece I wrote in there, about quitting, and I enjoyed many other…
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big emotions

Kia ora geeks.  Hope your week is going swimmingly.  Mine began with a new issue of OHbaby! magazine, featuring an article I contributed.  It’s called “weathering the storm”, and it’s…
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and more links

Many interesting and varied things, in no particular order … I LOVE this, from Scientific American, about creativity.  I used to teach a College class called “Fostering Creativity”, back in…
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amazing! and awful.

I just heard from one of my bestest buddies: successful healthy birthing this very morning.  Baby Girl, brand new, hours old.  Welcome!  I long to rush to her side but…
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