After 18 months of driving with a learner’s permit, including over 60 hours logged and over 14 hours at night, Ruchi got her license last week! Last Thursday, we drove to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration as instructed. We provided all the necessary paperwork. They told us to pull our car around the side to […]
I will soon be heading out for my annual backcountry camping trip, just a couple of months away now. Part of my preparation includes dehydrating food for both Kaya and me. This dramatically reduces the weight and volume, and it also allows me to prepare gourmet meals that I can rehydrate in the wilderness. Past
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Last Saturday night, I attended a performance by one of my favorite bands, the Guru Ganesha band. Guru Ganesha is a musician and spiritual teacher best known for blending sacred music from the Sikh and Hindu traditions with Western musical styles. He is the founder and frontman of his band, which delivers uplifting music often
A Bounty of Light My daughter squints through her hair in the company of Mary, sharing the shade. Wild child, she has my heart forever. The ancient icon pulls a net of brilliance across time into this moment. As from a star, a bounty of light has reached me.
I took Ruchi and her best friend (and gramma, not pictured) to see Ateez, her favorite K-pop group, in a movie theater concert. I’ve seen this show twice with Ruchi, live. Once in DC and another time in Chicago. When the movie started, Ruchi was the first to scream! It reminded Gramma and me of
Last Saturday, I had the honor of presenting to Clubhouse International, which was celebrating its 30th anniversary. 700 staff and members were present. Clubhouses are community-based centers that support people living with mental illness by offering opportunities for work, education, and social connection in a safe, empowering, and inclusive environment. They are a testimony to
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Big, sweeping changes can happen, but they’re rare. History shows that even the toughest problems can be solved against the odds; those few successes stand out because most attempts fall short. When they succeed, they are like a mighty tree, drawing on diverse roots to erupt into multi-colored foliage that serves diverse constituents. Organizations and
In my work, I take inspiration from the god Hephaestus at his forge, crafting bold, unwieldy structures designed to channel immense forces. Not fire and molten metal, but ideas. Systems. The human will to do better, to become more. I see that in every change program I contribute to. This is one of my favorite
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Medical physics plays a vital role in nearly every aspect of modern healthcare. From diagnostic scans, like CT imaging, to advanced treatments such as radiotherapy, medical physics is behind the technology and precision that drive these procedures. This video explores how medical physicists ensure the correct dose reaches the right patient, whether through imaging, therapy,
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Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to have lunch with a colleague I had only known through Zoom, Chris Thomas. That’s Chris and me in the photo. Chris co-founded The Defensive Line with his wife, Martha, and their son, Solomon Thomas, who plays Defensive Tackle for the Dallas Cowboys. Their organization was born from heartbreak
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