Author Archives: mathdreads
2025 Dogwood Festival Dance Lessons
This year, I overcame the inertia of reclining in the den, binge-watching TV while working on creative projects on a Sunday and actually partook of a beautiful Sunday downtown event. I met my sister and her son at an African restaurant near the car show, shared a funnel cake, watched some local actors who performed … Continue reading
Birthdays & Easter Eggs
Easter 2025 fell on 4-20, the code in cannabis culture for smoking marijuana, and not, as urban folklore tells it, the police code for marijuana. (That code varies among police departments.) In my family, we have four April birthdays: Dad, a sister, a nephew and a niece. On top of that, there are two among … Continue reading
Marvelized
Marvelized (adj): the state of believing that one’s life has become something out of a Marvel movie. I suggested both the word and its definition at the invitation of one of my coworkers who asked our colleague resource group (CRG): If you could add a word to the dictionary, what would it be and what … Continue reading
Basic Twi Language Lessons
I knew that as soon as I finished my pharmacy tech coursework and national exam, the time vacuum created from no longer having to study would be filled with something else, especially things I’d put on hold to prep for my upcoming trip to Ghana. The way I saw it, if I was going to … Continue reading
Reasons to Celebrate
After six months of studying, I FINALLY passed my national exam. I’m officially a Certified Pharmacy Technician. Next time I log into work, I’m adding that “CPhT” to the end of my name. I don’t have my score yet, but it doesn’t matter in the long run since I passed. I was elated to see … Continue reading
Medication Mnemonics
For six months, I studied for my Pharmacy Technician certification. The nerd in me loved the opportunity to swim in the academic lane again. The Virgo in me seized on the opportunity for my job to pay for it. Throughout all the coursework, nothing challenged me more than having to rote-memorize the details of 600 … Continue reading
Due Process, Not D.O.G.E.
Never did I think in my middle-aged-hood that I’d refresh what I’d learned in civics class. Over the years, I’ve learned that “innocent until proven guilty” only applied to the most privileged. Now, I’m relearning that this country really doesn’t have checks and balances despite the three branches of government. Even “due process” is an … Continue reading
Back to Bragg
Just like that…Bragg is back. But not the old Bragg. The new Bragg. Reminds me of when Coca-Cola changed its formula. But Coke fans liked the old taste better; so, they had to re-introduce the old formula, replacing the “new” formula, but, chronologically speaking, the newest, even though it was the oldest formula, ie, “classic.” … Continue reading
Make-Up Snow Days: Adult Version
Attending exercise classes after work powers me through the work week. Usually a yoga/stretch or a dance class. I distinguish days of the week by the class I’m taking after work. So, when the second Southern snow storm blew through and caused me to miss two days’ worth of classes, I scheduled those two classes … Continue reading
The Vodka Trick Failed
For the second time this winter, we got a dusting of snow, mixed with a lot of ice. Just enough weather-related mayhem to shut down the place where I exercise. I was so over it, I didn’t even bother to take pictures of the snow this time around, but I liked the look of Mom’s … Continue reading