I am a mediocre musician, but I used to be a dedicated one. I played classical viola from fourth grade through graduate school. After graduate school, I picked up Irish…
Author: <span class="vcard">Melanie</span>
I am a scientist by training. That training taught me the importance of ideas. The mythology of science emphasizes creative ideas, “Eureka!” moments, and brilliant insights. This is not wrong,…
When San Diego county issued their “stay at home” order, I thought I might find more time to write, since I wouldn’t be commuting or driving my kids to various…
There is a passage of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal that has stayed with me since I read the book more than two years ago. The book is about aging and…
I am far behind on my posts about books I’ve read. I think the reason is that I was stuck on what to write about the book that is next…
A friend recently asked me how to recognize a good project manager. They were asking for the purposes of hiring, so I don’t think my answer was much help. I…
My husband and I just bought a Tesla. It is a very different buying experience – done primarily by website and text message. Being an engineer and a project manager,…
I am several books behind on my project of writing up the ideas I have taken from the books I’ve read. This is partly due to the fact that writing…
A few weeks ago, I listened to Krista Tippett’s interview with artist and author Maira Kalman. It is a great interview, and I really enjoyed listening to it. But when…
You may have seen me post on Twitter about the fact that I have recently returned from a wonderful three week vacation in New Zealand. (I posted a summary of…