The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: intelligence

  • Science is a Journey

    It’s not a destination.

  • Trees Know More Than You Think

    They remember. They learn.

  • Intelligence in Eyes

    There’s just so much there there.

  • Why You Have to Sell Out to Be a Politician

    It takes a certain someone to navigate a flawed system.

  • True Genius

    It’s a matter of knowing what you don’t know

  • A Few Thoughts on International Women’s Day

    First of all, happy International Women’s Day! It’s nice to be recognized and celebrated. I’m glad that organizations throughout the world will be using this as an opportunity to speak out about equal rights. I’m thrilled that this will open up dialogues that many people wouldn’t otherwise have thought to have. But at the same…

  • A Message to the World

    Hello. I’m an American. Never in my life did I imagine that I would say this, but I am ashamed of the state of my country. I am embarrassed at the face we are currently showing to the world. This is not who we are. Never again will I look at another country and assume…

  • I’m Not Buying It

    When I was a little girl, some well-meaning adult, who clearly didn’t know me at all, bought me a doll. I hope she didn’t spend too much money on it, because as soon as she left the house it got stuffed in the back of my closet, never to be seen again. I didn’t play…

  • Gaps in Knowledge

    It always throws me for a loop when I discover something that I should have known all along. For example, I’m mortified to admit that I’ve been spelling President Obama’s first name incorrectly during the entire course of his administration. Someone finally pointed that out to me the other day. I really have no excuse.…

  • “Lucky” You

    I have this amazing friend who lights up a room whenever she enters it. Strangers are drawn to her. Joy just seems to ooze out of every one of her pores. I’d love to be like that. But when I pointed that out to her recently, she got a serious look on her face. She…