Month: November 2010

Confessions of a Bookaholic

That book thing is making the rounds again. You know, the one where the BBC thinks you haven’t read very many books. There’s a list of 100 books the BBC thinks you haven’t read. The […]

Married Man

Married Man, originally uploaded by Sharon Gerald.

Possible Sharon

I went to a meeting today. Yes, a meeting on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, on the day after a big family wedding, and right in the middle of my biggest grading crunch of the semester. […]

Contemplative Moment

Contemplative Moment, originally uploaded by Sharon Gerald.

Bride & Groom

Bride & Groom, originally uploaded by Sharon Gerald.

Accidental Motivation

Nearly all of my motivation comes at me sideways rather than head on. I’m not a bull-by-the-horns girl. I’m a let’s-see-if-we-can-create-the-conditions-necessary-for-inspiration girl. I don’t even believe in inspiration per se. I do believe diving into […]

It's not you (The Diet, Day 124)

It’s not you, South Beach Diet. It’s me. Truly, it’s not your fault, but we are going to have to part company now. I’m sure you realize we’ve been drifting apart for weeks now. This […]

Contentment Diary:  11/25/2010

All of America is writing “I am thankful” on Facebook this morning, and I am reminded that I have not written a contentment diary post in quite some time. Somewhere earlier in the year, I […]

Test Post Posted to Avoid Grading Tests

This is just a test post to find out if the plug-in I just installed to my blog will do what I think it is supposed to do and automatically share my posts on Facebook. […]

Ted Talk:  Why Work Doesn't Happen at Work

Interesting. I’m not so sure about his idea of Silent Thursdays. I work at a school. Silent days would be impossible there. I don’t know how they would work at a corporation either. It seems […]