Life Why Did I Spend Fourteen Years in Academia? Ronda Bowen, January 15, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: Silence Projects: So many that I’m not listing them here right now… So, this is a question I woke up with on my mind this morning as I thought about academia’s grim prospects. I have an MA degree in philosophy, which pretty much qualifies me to hang out… Continue Reading
Life Letting Go of the Reins Ronda Bowen, January 6, 2012January 1, 2022 Handing over the reins and letting someone help out when you need it isn’t a sign of dependence – it’s a sign of trust. Continue Reading
Life So…it’s the New Year…What Are You Going to Do About It? Ronda Bowen, January 3, 2012January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “Keep On Moving” – Bob Marley Current Projects: Looking for new clients, Making contact with all current and prospective clients So, it’s the new year. Happy New Year. I had a couple of tough years there. It’s my opinion that 2010 should never have happened and a good… Continue Reading
Causes & Community The Sad State of American Birth Control Options Ronda Bowen, December 23, 2011January 1, 2022 Theme Song: Pink Floyd “Money”…while thinking about birth control options… Projects: Writing articles, editing stuff, getting ready for Christmas You probably haven’t stopped much to think about birth control options – unless you need it. It’s really actually a sad thing that the options that we have for birth control… Continue Reading
Life Things to be Thankful For Ronda Bowen, November 22, 2011January 1, 2022 Theme Song: “The Middle” Jimmy Eat World Projects of the Day: Articles, articles, and more articles followed by a fundraiser I originally was going to do this post as something around Thanksgiving, but you know how things go…you get busy and those plans go by the wayside. It’s kind of… Continue Reading
Life On Learning to Scale Back Ronda Bowen, November 15, 2011January 1, 2022 Historically, I’ve been a busy woman. As an undergraduate, I would work 40 hours a week at one job, 20 at a second job, and take 20 units each semester. That’s 80 hours right there. Couple that with the fact that I’m a single mom, was very active in my… Continue Reading
Life Jumping In Ronda Bowen, October 25, 2011January 1, 2022 Sometimes you’ve got to go with your heart – no matter what it is your head is telling you. This can be really difficult, especially if you’re anything like me. I’m a planner by nature. I like to know where I’m going and how I’m getting there. The concept of… Continue Reading
Life On Feeling Like an Impostor Ronda Bowen, October 18, 2011January 1, 2022 So many times, very intelligent and bright people in graduate school and academia are said to suffer from “impostor syndrome.” This is the feeling that no matter how successful one appears to the outside world, no matter how many accomplishments one has on his or her resume, that he or she… Continue Reading
Life The Uniqueness of Social Media Ronda Bowen, September 3, 2011January 1, 2022 Anyone who has been using social media for a little while will probably know what I’m talking about here. Isn’t it interesting how social media – well really, if you look back before that chat rooms and the internet – has changed the way we relate to people? But what’s… Continue Reading
Life What’s in a Name? Ronda Bowen, August 2, 2011January 1, 2022 Ah…names…are we our names? I’ve been going through what a philosopher of language might call an “identity crisis.” I’m trying to figure out what my name should be and whether I should undergo a name change. That might seem funny to many people, but here’s the problem: I started my… Continue Reading