Family

Homegrown Potatoes

May 8, 2013 Family

The last week or so, I’ve been scouring the Internet for information about potato diseases and pests. What, I wondered, could be causing my potato plants to wilt with leaves eventually turning yellow and brown. Could it be black leg? Blight? Magnesium deficiency? Then I started to do some math and realized that I’d planted [...]

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Emails From September 2001

September 11, 2012 Current Affairs

Following, emails and photos I sent to family members in the days and weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001. From pparker@reporters.net Tue Sep 11 09:00:43 2001 Importance: High X-eGroups-From: “Parker, Pamela” From: “Parker, Pamela” Subject: situation  Hi. I just wanted everyone to know I am ok and unhurt in all of this mess, [...]

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They Grow Up So Fast

April 23, 2012 Family

Dutch filmmaker and photographer Frans Hofmeester documented the growth of his daughter, Lotte (12), and his son, Vince (9), from baby-hood to present day via the touching time-lapse videos below. Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45. from Frans Hofmeester on Vimeo. Vince Time Lapse: Birth to 9 years in 2 [...]

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Always A Parent

April 18, 2012 Austin

I lay by the side of the road, deep gash in my knee and bike on top of me. My first thought is of my 3-year-old son, who has been riding with me. I remember at one point trying to get myself upright, struggling for breath a little as I was contorted and trying to [...]

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Difficult Ends, Fresh Beginnings

March 1, 2012 Family

It’s now been a little over two weeks since my father passed away. The little things are the most heartbreaking. I pulled out an onion to make dinner the other night, and recalled that I’d bought the bag of onions for the week I planned to spend cooking for my father. As I had headed [...]

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Scenes From a Terminal Illness

January 31, 2012 Family

At 3:30 a.m., there’s no problem getting an elevator quickly at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I walked through the empty hallways with a Celsius thermometer in my pocket, not knowing anything at all about the Celsius scale except that 38 degrees marked the point at which my Dad had to go to the emergency room. [...]

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Day By Day

December 10, 2011 Family

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is a surreal place. Walking in the main entrance, it’s not unusual to see two patients chatting in their lobby, each with their own rolling IV pole connected to an arm. More than once, I’ve seen someone walking out of the parking garage, rolling along an IV pole with [...]

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Shipping Container Living

November 29, 2011 Alternative Living Spaces

Fascinating story about a woman who’s leading a drastically simplified life — in a modified shipping container house that she’s customized herself — so she can spend more time with her daughter. Gets you thinking about what’s important in life, and what isn’t.

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Ranging Free Fridays

August 26, 2011 California

I was inspired to start this site in part because of all of the beautiful and thought-provoking content created by others. The Internet, for all its flaws, has certainly spawned a revolution of self-expression, and I think our lives are richer for it. I am lucky that my job brings me into contact with some [...]

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Out of my League

August 2, 2011 Austin

If you know anything about life in a small town in Texas, you know about the central importance of high school football. Maybe you’ve seen the amazing TV series (which I miss desperately), or read the book, or viewed the movie. Heck, there’s even an exhibit at the state history museum. Friday Night Lights, it’s called. [...]

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