• Happenings in My Life

    The Quality of Gratitude

    “Of my own life and writings I estimate the giving thanks part, with what it infers, as essentially the best item. I should say the quality of gratitude rounds the whole emotional nature; I should say love and faith would quite lack vitality without it.” It’s turkey week, people! I’ve been reading Whitman this week and thinking about gratitude from…

  • Travel

    Southern Adventures in Savannah

    Greetings from Savannah, Georgia! I’m sitting in the Savannah airport terminal right now, about to head home to (chilly) Columbus. This weekend, I visited my best friend Rebecca. She studies mechanical engineering at UC, but is currently co-oping at Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah. I left partly-snowy Columbus to glorious sandy beaches and palm trees. Rebecca says she’s sick of the…