I’m completing a 19-week coding bootcamp for web development. Most mornings we have practice problems to test our knowledge. One of our instructors for this module always reminds us to work on our tenacity and work on the practice problems until the timer goes off, even if we aren’t sure what we’re doing. He’s seen…
On my healing journey I am discovering that as I let go of heart walls and heal from past emotional trauma everything beautiful about the world intensifies for me. The sky is bluer, the clouds are fluffier, colors are more vivid, and relationships are more fulfilling. For the past two weeks I have been slowly…
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl last Sunday, but tonight I watched a recording of the halftime show. Even though that style of rap isn’t generally my thing I see why so many people in my age cohort were so hyped over the performances. That show was a HUGE deal for Black Gen X, particularly…
The holiday season has officially begun now that the tree in Rockefeller Center has been lit. If you are gathering with loved ones this season, please be safe (masked, vaccinated, etc.) as we are still in the midst of a deadly pandemic. If you do not feel comfortable gathering for any reason, do not allow…
After receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in New York City yesterday evening I became curious about why and how Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) are issued for products (such as the COVID-19 vaccines) that are not yet approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The two main pages where I found…
