November 22nd, 2016

Thoughts on Research and a Policy Lunch

Today was a work day but my head was still swimming with all the reading I’ve done. I’ve read so much on women running for office and I’m learning a great deal, too. It’s turning my thoughts on the subject upside down.  I spoke for awhile with one of my colleagues as I was driving to work. She and I

November 19th, 2016

Typical Saturday and Go Dawgs!

I was going to spend the day with my best friend in the mountains.  I had a morning speaking engagement with the Union County GOP giving an update on the Trump transition, then we were going to enjoy the mountains. On about Tuesday of this week, I started having a panic attack–and it wasn’t the smoke or the drought. How

November 18th, 2016

Working for the Weekend

I’m finally making some progress on my papers.  On Wednesday in Research Methods, half the class made presentations of their research design papers.  I usually am the one that likes to go first, but I’ve been really unsure about what is expected in this class–not because the prof isn’t clear, but because I’m still learning the lingo–so I thought I’d