“You know how you can spot a dogwood tree?” I ran my hand down the trunk of one at the Duke Gardens. “By its bark,” I said. And then giggled. It’s dumb, I know, but it’s one of those things I remember from my ecology classes at the University of Georgia. I can identify dogwood … Continue reading Flowering Dogwoods
I hate feeling disappointed in people, especially when I know they have huge potential but don’t take initiative, they don’t motivate towards their talents or skills, or simply when there’s work that needs to be done and they don’t take action to do it. After reading Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, I … Continue reading How to nudge towards self-motivation
I drove to Durham, North Carolina yesterday to meet up with co-workers who are here for their team meetup. As soon as I arrived, I picked up a text message that the group was leaving in 15 minutes to go to the Duke gardens — did I want to join? I dropped my bag in … Continue reading Lush gardens
As a family, we’ve gotten into several series that the kids really loved. We like to get pizza on Friday nights and watch something together. First was the BBC’s Merlin (which the kids adored), then Robin Hood (also BBC), then the BBC’s Sherlock. The kids had loved Merlin, but once we watched Sherlock — everything … Continue reading Half a blanket
I’m sitting on the worn, black pleather couch of Rocket Music in downtown Blacksburg. The shades are drawn. The lights are off. College kids stop and cup their hands around their eyes against the glass door. They see guitars and want to come in, and are baffled that the shop is not open. The shop … Continue reading The guitar shop
With organisms like Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid that mimics the shape and scent of bees, or the technicolored peacock mantis shrimp and its creative violence, View this post on Instagram Kung pow! #mantisshrimp A post shared by Andrea Badgley (@andreabadgley) on Mar 27, 2016 at 7:44am PDT or even the humble cactus, which has … Continue reading (Not) Fake
Butterfly Mind 