Author: splendorinthesticks

  • One Good Thing

    Some details about Pyrite University‘s (“Go, Fool’s Gold!”) troubles are becoming public, thanks to a brave graduate assistant, a specialty law firm, and some good old-fashioned local investigative reporting. Click here for the story, which has a link to the class action lawsuit. Sunlight is the best disinfectant (thank you, Justice Louis Brandeis!) and people…

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    Today’s One Good Thing comes from odd holidays. Yesterday was National Donut Day, a day with a strangely wonderful history. I celebrated by exiting off a crowded interstate on my drive up to Dad’s to compare my beloved Krispy Kreme (Hot & Now Original Glaze can’t be beat!) with Dunkin’, who certainly had the cuter…

  • Bloom 9 – A Deep Breath

    Bloom 9 – A Deep Breath

    As you can see from the picture at the top of this post, “bloom” has taken on a literal meaning here! I have a small bed of gladioli just outside my back door and this is the time of year when I pour my first cup of coffee and go check on their progress. They…