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Jennifer L. Keene

  • New Year’s in Turks and Caicos

    Is it too late to talk about New Year’s? Oh well. It has taken me some time to get this post together (thanks stomach bug). Anyway… One week after my friends and I put down a deposit on a place in Orient Bay, St Martin (SXM), Hurricane Irma hit.  Desperately seeking this. But not THAT…

  • My [super basic] tips to help infrequent fliers hate traveling a little less

    My [super basic] tips to help infrequent fliers hate traveling a little less

    “You travel so much. I don’t know how you do it.” It’s rare that I go a week without hearing those words. My response probably surprises them: I actually love the travel. Sometimes my words are met with uncomprehending stares. Like, how could I possibly enjoy so many hours trapped in a metal tube jammed…

  • Surprises from Italy

    Surprises from Italy

    I didn’t expect Rome to be so charming. Someone said that spending three nights there was too long. I was told Venice would be impossible to navigate, and smelly too. People said Pisa wasn’t worth more than a drive-by. And so on. What a joy it was to be surprised by all I experienced in…

  • Guilt and grief

    Tomorrow is Monday. For most people, it will be just another work week starting. But for me, it is the worst anniversary: two years since we lost Dad. July 17 used to be just another summer day, but now it looms like an exam I didn’t study for or a long, painful dental appointment. As…

  • What to read this summer (and beyond) – via @Octagon

    I had the opportunity to share some book suggestions via Octagon’s blog.  You can see the full list here. Via @TheSpaceGal These are some of my other favorites – some new, some from a while back. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. I first read this in…

  • Am I the only one?

    I have a bunch of blog posts started but that I can’t quite finish. In the interim, here’s something fun inspired by my friend Sara Lang‘s Facebook post: What’s something you’ve done that you’re reasonably confident you’re the only person on my friends list who has done it? Two things quickly came to mind. And…

  • The latest and greatest

    Spoiler alert: this post features zero gross pictures. Apologies to the disappointed. Today was my most recent CT scan. As I mentioned before, I’m slated to have scans every three months for a year.  I prepare myself for the waiting, and yet I still find myself bewildered by the actual experience. In situations like mine,…

  • “I hope that’s not a @Cowboys star”

    There I was, minding my own business, as I approached the TSA agent handling the TSA Pre check in at LAX, when suddenly I heard the man say “I hope that’s not a Cowboys star.” “It’s Hamilton, sir,” I told him, moving my hair away from the embroidered logo on my sweatshirt. <div class="sqs-video-wrapper" data-provider-name="YouTube"…

  • Progress report

    Just a quick post to share the good news that yesterday I had my first CT scan since surgery and everything looks good. No sign of any tumors elsewhere. Celebrate! I’m cleared for three months. My next scan is scheduled for mid-April. The plan is for me to get scanned every three months for the…

  • A Woman’s Place is in the Resistance

    I went to the Women’s March in NYC today – perhaps obviously. Surely none of you pegged me for a Trump supporter.  (And if you did, please call a doctor to get your head examined ASAP.) <div class="sqs-video-wrapper" data-provider-name="YouTube" data-html="”> It was a wonderful day. I brought my patience because I knew crowds would be…

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