Tag: graduation

  • Graduation and Grieving

    Graduation and Grieving

    I walk on Friday night. The dissertation is being bound (I found mistakes today). I need to pick up regalia. Family will be in town this week. We are planning a celebration. It will be a pretty awesome and super busy week. But amidst the celebration and the joy is…

  • Lem Usita ’95 and Lem Usita ’99

    Those are 2 identity markers for me.  It stood out to me when I wrote it in an e mail this morning.  I guess technically I could add Lem Usita ’91, and I hope to add Lem Usita ’10 as another identity marker.  I don’t know why it fascinates me…

  • Milestone Thinking

    Milestone Thinking

    What is it about milestone thinking that gets everyone all pensive about their future?  It could be graduation and the future or an anniversary and the past.  It could be a birthday and the thought of last year, the present, and the next year to come. Milestones are cool.  We…