Category Archives: work and life

I See the Moon

Posted on February 8, 2015 by harasprice

I may have written more blog posts about the moon than another other single subject. For whatever reason, the luminous moon is the aspect of nature that most enthralls me. I realize that there is a science to when, where, … Continue reading →

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The Green Spire

Posted on February 1, 2015 by harasprice

My mind was in a hundred different places as I was making my way up the three flights of stairs to my office. My thoughts were swirling with to-do lists, my concentration thrown by the competing priorities among my many … Continue reading →

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Saturatation

Posted on January 9, 2015 by harasprice

This is one of those Friday nights where I have been completely grateful that my most social interaction needed to take place at the local pizza joint, picking up dinner that could be consumed with minimal preparation or mess. I … Continue reading →

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Epiphany and Science

Posted on January 6, 2015 by harasprice

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Charmed

Posted on January 3, 2015 by harasprice

You never know when a moment of serendipity will emerge; I suppose that is the point of these random acts of cosmic curiosity. Today, as we were driving home after my daughter’s guitar lesson through a crowded part of the … Continue reading →

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Unsettled

Posted on January 2, 2015 by harasprice

My daughter and I were sitting in our favorite local “vegetarian friendly” diner today. It has haphazard vintage tables strung together, serves all day breakfast to college students, hungover hipsters, and whatever other slices of humanity walk in the door. … Continue reading →

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The Eve before the Eve before New Years

Posted on December 30, 2014 by harasprice

When I was young, I had a record (yes, a vinyl record) of children’s Christmas songs, one of which was called The Day Before the Night Before Christmas.  I can’t recall all the lyrics, but some of them were, “…it’s … Continue reading →

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Spoken Word

Posted on November 25, 2014 by harasprice

When I was twenty-one and in social work school, I look a class in solution-focused brief therapy.  Back in the day, this was cutting edge and transformational to the way in which traditional psychotherapy was taught: lengthy problem-focused assessment and … Continue reading →

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Simple Gifts

Posted on November 23, 2014 by harasprice

The past few days have been both exhilarating and exhausting. I cannot fully recap in the brief words of a blog post what it means to bring a project like Turkeys of Thanks through to its conclusion, including the distribution … Continue reading →

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Mega Savings

Posted on November 15, 2014 by harasprice

I come from a long line of frugal people. Growing up, the grocery story circulars would come around mid-week, and we’d begin making a list by store chain of items listed for sale.  We often re-purposed an old envelope, so that … Continue reading →

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