Let’s Hear Those Stories!

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• A Day at the Museum
  I love museums! Next to libraries, they’re one of my favorite destinations. I first discovered the awesomeness of museums at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History as a sullen young teen who had recently been forced to relocate halfway across the country with my family. To add insult to injury, I was forced into a […]
• Cells – Miracles of Life
  There are many ways to look at life. Perhaps the most authentic is by looking at its most basic. Cells make up every living thing on Earth. The majority of the living things are single-celled and invisible to the human eye. Still, millions of species are visible, like humans! Did you know that the typical […]
• Gaining Strength from Women
  March has arrived once again, and not only do we celebrate spring, but we have the honor and responsibility of celebrating women through National Women’s History Month. I want to connect with others—men and women—in the contributions women are making to the past, present, and future. Each year, I look for new ways to recognize […]
• And they lived happily ever after…
  I’m going to let you in on a secret. I like fairy tales. Any type of fairy tales. Classic, modern, and mash-up’s. G-rated and dark, disturbing tales. I enjoy fairy tales across all mediums—books, television, and movies. Outside of fairy tales and perhaps Tolkien, I’m not a huge fantasy ban, but fairy tales…let’s just say […]
• Let’s Hear Those Stories!
  It’s February, and that means it’s African American History Month. Next month is Women’s History Month. And fitting to both is Hidden Figures, both the book and the movie. Author Margot Lee Shetterly knew two of the women highlighted in her book because her father also worked at Langley. But her husband had never heard […]