Category Archives: travel

Vacation hangover (and Chatham redux)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by rglw

This time last week, we were on vacation. On Sunday, we returned from a trip to the beach, and it was mostly magical. We went to a favorite summer spot of my husband’s family in Cape Cod, where we had stayed … Continue reading →

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Surviving (and thriving) at the annual academic meeting

Posted on August 5, 2013 by rglw

Two thousand sociologists in one place? Sounds like a crazy time. This will be the eighth year that I’ll attend an academic conference.  I try to go to two meetings a year (one local and one national), depending on where … Continue reading →

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A healthy dose of fear (and why I quit downhill skiing)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by rglw

It’s official. I am not a downhill skier. After my fourth lesson this past Sunday, I finally decided that downhill skiing is not for me.  I understand the physics of it and I’m physically fit enough to actually do it, … Continue reading →

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