Hello!
We're Jacqueline and Randy, a blogging duo with backgrounds in tech, robots, art, and writing now raising our family in northern Idaho.
Our goal is to encourage deliberate choices, individual responsibility, and lifelong curiosity by sharing stories about our adventures in living, loving, and learning.
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Curious? Read these stories:
Deploy or Die: Moving Research Into the World
So much academic research stays abstract or theory, or fails to impact the real world. What happens when an institution rewards applied work?
Project: How To Make a Paper Mache Taxidermy Moose Head
When a wall calls out for a taxidermy moose head, you answer the call. Read how I made a moose from paper mache!
Honk! Learning from a Dynamic Public Music Festival
HONK! is a high energy, dynamic, activist street music festival held in Somerville, MA. How can we learn from it to build local culture in our area?
Can You Have a Baby in Graduate School?
Starting a family during graduate school can be challenging, but with the right support, it's not only doable, but incredibly rewarding!
Book Review: Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman
Attention mediates our interactions with the world. In this book, discover how awareness affects performance and stress; how to use focus and willpower to accomplish goals; and much more.
Suburban Backyard Gardening 2024 Recap: Tomatoes, Flowers, and More! (Year 6)
Read how I made this year's garden lower effort, but still with a decent yield! See how crop rotation and my other gardening goals turned out.