I came across an infographic recently that highlighted food culture statistics for Baby Boomers and Millennials. Much to my surprise — or not — there was zero mention of Generation X. Maybe the food industry doesn’t think we eat. I’ve been documenting silly slights like this for nearly a decade including contradictions in population and […]
JenX on KOSU
It’s been several months since I mentioned the JenX commentary on KOSU, so I thought I’d share some links to some recent essays. You can catch a different Jennifer every Tuesday morning around 7:35 a.m. It’s 91.7 in the Oklahoma City area and 107.5 in the Tulsa market. KOSU is a public radio station and […]
Discover the Massive Photo Archive of Nick DeWolf
A shortened version of this post originally aired as a commentary on KOSU Radio, October 21, 2014. In 1958, a computer pioneer and physicist named Nick DeWolf took a selfie while sitting in a Barber shop in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was 30-years-old, and already way ahead of his time. I discovered Nick in 2008 while […]
Falling Squirrel
This is me on my Sunday morning walk before church. Back in the early 90s, that apartment building behind me was a crack house. I stopped by it one time to talk to the residents. My brave days when I thought I could save the world from itself. Times change, and a lot has changed, […]
A Tower Garden for Generation Z
I go to the store and I bring home a cantaloupe. I cut it open and scoop out the seeds. It’s stringy and sticky, like a pumpkin. Only not as fun. I can’t do this without thinking about one of my old college pals. She hated cantaloupes. The site of the seeds made her dry […]
STEM to STEAM: There’s More Than One Kind of Smart
Last week, my kids celebrated the last day of school. I vacillate between gratitude and sadness. I’m grateful we made it safely through another year, but sad it all goes so fast. I regret I have to focus so much energy on making a living that I’m often not able to make the life for […]