At the time of this writing, it’s been seven weeks since Michigan’s stay at home order was first issued. The toll has been heavy as Michiganders do their part to flatten the curve of COVID-19.  At that time citizens scrambled to figure out how to live with this new normal. For many, this also … [Read more...]

I recently took an overnight trip to Niagara Falls with my good friend Amanda. It was a much needed break from work, and I needed to get out of Michigan for a moment (self-care – which I highly recommend you do as well!). We did all the usual things one does in Niagara; we walked down to see the … [Read more...]

I had hamsters back in grad school, but didn’t have any again for several years until someone I knew mentioned getting one and it reminded me how much I loved having them. I learned that the humane societies and animal shelters adopt out hamsters, and that week I found a three-yearold man named Lil’ … [Read more...]

I wasn’t sure how to start this blog post. Most of the time my writing consists of a lot of dark humor and even random obscure movie quotes, as well as a situation to picture in your mind. Well, this time, I’m not going to do that. I’m diving right in. After helping some friends escape and recover … [Read more...]