Don’t be afraid

#Christmas
#GoodNews
#HumbleAdvent
#Incarnation
#Luke2:10
#Peace
#Scripture
#SilentNight

https://theowfactor.org/2025/12/14/dont-be-afraid/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Bloom for Thanksgiving

#BirdFeeding
#ChristmasCactus
#Orchid
#PoliticalDiscontent
#Thanksgiving

https://theowfactor.org/2025/12/07/bloom-for-thanksgiving/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Living with anxiety

#Cooking
#Discouragement #Dogs
#Family
#Food #HolidayChallenges
#Lament #MentalHealth
#Outdoors
#Snow
#Thanksgiving
#Weather
#Winter

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/30/living-with-anxiety/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Babbling, burbling, and verbal diarrhea

#Dogs,
#Family
#Recovery
#Surgery
#Thanksgiving

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/27/babbling-burbling-and-verbal-diarrhea/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Bits and pieces

#Exercise
#HealthImprovement #PhysicalActivity
#Walking

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/23/bits-and-pieces/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Lots of things

#Exercise
#Family
#Grief
#Health
#HolidayChallenges
#MentalHealth
#Stress
#Walking
#WorkLifeBalance

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/20/lots-of-things/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Goals, and sometimes achieving them

#GoalSetting
#PersonalGrowth
#Ambivalence
#LifeGoals

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/15/goals-and-sometimes-achieving-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Going white

#Childhood #Memories #Snow #Winter

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/09/going-white/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Absence

#AcademicConferences #AcademicLibraries #Travel

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/07/absence/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A jackass for a boss

#Advice #Dysfunction #ToxicWorkplaces

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/02/a-jackass-for-a-boss/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Looking for unicorns

#AcademicLibraries #Dysfunction #JobRetention #JobSearch #Libraries #ToxicWorkplaces

https://theowfactor.org/2025/11/01/looking-for-unicorns/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Art Institute of Chicago - October 2025, Part 2

#Art #Chicago #ArtInstituteofChicago #Photos

https://theowfactor.org/2025/10/25/art-institute-of-chicago-october-2025-part-2/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A bit of despair

#Belief #Family #HigherEducation #Hope #JobSearch #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #Quotes

https://theowfactor.org/2025/10/18/a-bit-of-despair/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Art Institute of Chicago - October 2025

#Art #ArtInstituteOfChicago #Beauty #Chicago #Family #Impressionism #Monet #Paintings #Photos

https://theowfactor.org/2025/10/11/art-institute-of-chicago-october-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The apocalypse is nigh

#Autumn #Christmas

https://theowfactor.org/2025/10/11/the-apocalypse-is-nigh/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Field Museum - October 2025

#Chicago #Family #Photos #FieldMuseum

https://theowfactor.org/2025/10/06/field-museum-october-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Light and dark

#Belief #Books #Death #Discouragement #Family #Friends #Grief #Hope #Injustice #Light #LowMorale #MentalHealth #Pessimism #PhysicalHealth #Politics #Quotes #Suffering #Travel #Well-Being

https://theowfactor.org/2025/10/04/light-and-dark/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

An adventure in cuisine

#Adventure #Cooking #Family #Food

https://theowfactor.org/2025/09/30/an-adventure-in-cuisine/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A fox or a wraith?

#Adventure #Books #Childhood #Family #FamilyHistory #Farming #Fishing #Memories #Nature #Outdoors #Reading #SmallTowns #Summer #Upbringing #Wildlife #Winter #Writing

https://theowfactor.org/2025/09/29/a-fox-or-a-wraith/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Sterling North Childhood Home - September 2025

#Books #Reading #Wisconsin

https://theowfactor.org/2025/09/28/sterling-north-childhood-home-september-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social