A Bigger Swath of Representation

As LGBTQIA+ Pride month begins… As Ramadan ends… As Juneteenth approaches… …a quick note to encourage you to branch out beyond your comfort zone and into a place of deeper and greater exposure. Representation Matters is a slogan because we believe that what we, as...

How to Give Great Compliments

One of the many wonderful things about sharing a life with Theresa is that she came packaged with an adorable bear cub of a dog named Kiera. As I write this, this pup is laying on the floor behind me, snoring. She may or may not be asleep; she snores regardless, a...

When a Kid Gives a Compliment, Listen.

My mom, Theresa and I had just walked into a snazzy consignment shop in our neighborhood when a little girl – the grandchild of the shop’s owner, I think – looked up at me with her hair pulled into two buns like Mickey Mouse ears and said, “I like your hair!” She was...

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