Christmas in Vermont

I frequent this town so often that it feels like my second home.  Woodstock morphs every season.  Now, in the cold (I'm talking literally 0 degrees), it is a different town than in the summertime.  Woodstock comes alive in the winter.  It is so cheerful, charming, and well lit, even in the ice, that I could almost smell gingerbread cookies baking in the air.

Book Review: The Hopefuls

By page 5 I knew that I loved this novel.  Great title, even better cover art.  In The Hopefuls, Jennifer Close weaves a captivating and engrossing story with insider information about the Barack Obama 2008 and 2012 campaigns.

A Career's Impact on One's Personality

Lately, I have been reflecting on the qualities that certain jobs enhance in different personalities.  This idea makes a lot of sense...if we spend a large fraction of our time doing particular tasks and relating to others in a specific way, it will undoubtedly affect other areas of life as well.