Author: Kelly

  • Oppiminen Suomeksi / Learning Finnish: Cases

    Cases. What are cases and why does Finnish have 15 of them and what does that mean for those of use trying to learn Finnish? I’m glad you asked! Let me try to tell you!

  • Oppiminen Suomeksi / Learning Finnish – The ABSOLUTE Basics!

    A couple of months ago, I decided I would embark on a language learning adventure. What language did I choose? Why Finnish, of course!

  • It’s your destiny! Take control of it!

    This morning as I was getting situated to start my work day, I came across a video by a professional beach volleyball player called Riley McKibbin entitled “Rise of a Benchwarmer”. The video starts out describing a scenario that played out while he and his brother, also a professional beach volleyball player, were coaching a…

  • Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children

    Those who know me would probably tell you I’m not exactly a humanitarian. I rarely look past the issues and thoughts of my own life and family, so the plight of others will often fall on deaf ears. However, there is one specific subset of humanitarianism that weighs heavy on my heart and that is…

  • Abortion? Should it be our decision?

    Yesterday, I found a video on my friend’s, sister’s Facebook page about a woman who was the intended victim of an abortion. At seven and a half months, her mother went to an abortion clinic, I believe, here in the US and was to have her pregnancy terminated via a saline abortion. While I don’t…

  • Child abuse – WHY?

    It’s not often that my writings are about anything other than bowling or web development. However, this is one of those writings where I just feel like I need to put forth my opinion. Whilst checking my Facebook updates, I noticed a posting about a movie that was made in New Zealand called boy. So,…