Well it’s that time of year again, where we gather and join in the pomp and circumstance of one of life’s most monumental events: graduation. Whether you are the one walking across the stage or just there to offer...
It’s November, and in a few days I will be making my transition from merely being “30” to being IN my 30s. Apparently there is a BIG difference between the two. There are a lot of realities of life...
According to the Briggs Myer Personality test, I am an INFJ. I am introverted with a quiet and reserved disposition. Even though I have used Palooke’s World as a space to share perhaps more than I would normally, outside...
When I was a child I was fortunate to have people in my life that told me I could be whatever I wanted to be. That if I just put my mind to it (however elusive and nebulous “it”...
Last year, roughly around this time, I had a semi-meltdown. Well, maybe meltdown is too strong of a word. There was no cursing, no crying, no screaming or raised voice, just a dramatic display of immense irritation. Admittedly, from...
Greetings Palooke followers, subscribers, and those who silently lurk about the website! It feels great to be back writing to you all. I hope you enjoyed your holidays; I certainly enjoyed mine. The last three months of the year...
I know by 30 when someone asks you what do you do for a living, you should have some idea how to answer that question. And generally speaking I do have an answer. But as someone who is in...
When I spent a semester living in Ghana during my junior year in college, I enjoyed studying the differences between American culture and Ghanaian culture, and contemplating the significance of these differences. I discovered that certain behaviors I assumed...
Do you know someone who always seems happy? No matter the day, no matter the current national crisis, their mood is stuck on happy. They could have just received a speeding ticket on their way to work, but instead...
If you would have asked me ten years ago where I saw myself in ten years, it might have gone something like this: Married with at least one child, well established in my career as a civil rights lawyer...