Blog
A Letter to You
Dear Earth Family, I’m writing to you now because my heart is breaking and I don’t know a better way to communicate my feelings to you right now. These rifts between all of us feel devastating and I’m writing in hopes that we can find a way to reconcile. We’ve...
read more
Why We Have Systemic-isms
Did it feel like this discussion about systemic racism came out of left field? I suspect it took many of us off guard, not unlike the discussion about gay marriage several years ago. One day, everyone is saying WTF?, and then the next we’re all acting like the...
read more
Jason, with The Audible Bark
A month ago, my co-worker, Bridgette and I were driving home from the field late after catching and attaching satellite tags to alligators at the Okefenokee Swamp Park. As you may have read in the blog, The Silent Bark, we were discussing how people and events happen...
read more
Nature, The Nerd
I was surprised each time I have found myself single, first after my divorce from my husband of 20 years and then after the death of my late husband Chris. I just didn’t expect to have to be out dating again prior to each instance. It is very different dating in my...
read more
What I Hate About You
Getting along can be challenging, especially during these days of pandemic and polarization around so many topics including masks, race, politics, and climate change. Solutions are needed more than ever, but we can hardly find a way to talk to each other much less...
read more
What the Pandemic and Demonstrations Have in Common
What the Pandemic and Demonstrations Have in Common This confluence of pandemic and Black Lives Matter is no accident. We created this through one common denominator: aggression towards what we view as “less than.” In a way, we can’t help it. We constantly have to...
read moreWeathering the Storms within Our Communities
This time of year is when those of us who live on the coast start bracing ourselves for the approaching peak of hurricane season. June 1 is the official start of hurricane season, but the storms started early this year with Tropical Storm Arthur in mid-May. As the...
read more
The Ghosts Among Us
There was a long period of my life where I felt like I floated among the living like a ghost. Invisible. Irrelevant. Hiding in plain sight. As long as I was silent and made no waves, I was allowed to float around unperturbed. When I spoke, or tried to make a wave, I...
read more
Devastation = Bad | A Conversation With My Ego
Pandemic, demonstrations, and recession. Sounds like one hot mess. Or is it? Well… what about this confluence of events is NOT disruptive, devastating, and uncomfortable? All that is bad, right? Not necessarily. Disruption, devastation, and discomfort can actually...
read more
The Silent Bark
A co-worker and I were driving home from work late tonight late because we were out at Okefenokee Swamp Park conducting alligator research. We were having a conversation about how amazing it is that through [insert explanatory force of your preference here…God, fate,...
read more