
A writer finds her voice in the world of iPhoneography. A challenging, yet rewarding journey that wouldn’t have been possible without constant encouragement and inspiration from some iPhoneography greats.
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A writer finds her voice in the world of iPhoneography. A challenging, yet rewarding journey that wouldn’t have been possible without constant encouragement and inspiration from some iPhoneography greats.
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Who decides what is news? Journalists and editors relying on their judgment training or trending topics in Twitterverse?
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The grass may look greener on the other side, but step over the fence and you realize what you have is what works for you best.
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What gives you utmost peace … what can you immerse yourself in day in an day out and derive so much pleasure from it that you become oblivious to everything else? I think I have found my answer. Have you?
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This post is not a veiled resignation letter, but it certainly is a plea for help, for advice, for guidance, for validation and for a reasonable, rational kind of support.
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A recent New York Times Magazine article caught my eye with the headline: Do Daughters Cause Divorce? As a child who’d witnessed her fair share of “normal” bickering between her parents, it took me only a second to click on the link. This is how the article began: Parents of girls are 5 percent…
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This post is dedicated to the fabulous, hard-working interns in my office. Just a reminder that the journey to your destination doesn’t always mimic a direct flight; it’s more like a bumpy bus ride with many transfers. ———- My love affair with words started with solving the “Word Power” section of Reader’s Digest. I…
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Peepli tackles many big issues in a span of 106 short-minutes the only way it could be done – with a generous dash of humor. I was struck by how we depend on levity to get us through reality. There were a lot of laughs interspersed with moments of deathly silence in the…
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When I first met Laura in 2006, she left a distinct impression on me. Slightly less than five-feet tall, she had a personality that towered over everyone else’s. We were at History San Jose attending a class on feelings and spirituality — she and 15 other people as members of the Osher Lifelong Learning…
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A couple of months ago, I received an e-mail from the editor of Iowa Alumni Magazine, the bimonthly alumni publication of my alma mater. She wondered if I would be willing to answer some questions about my experiences as a student at The University of Iowa. I happily obliged. I used to be the…
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