I was getting my hair cut recently when I overheard the stylist at the chair next to me trying to…
Jessica BrattMay 5, 2014
Good Monday to you. After much hemming and hawing over several half-baked ideas for today's post, I've decided to re-post…
Jessica BrattApril 7, 2014
Saima Mohsin/CNN Last week I heard Colin Powell speak here at Vanderbilt, and during the Q&A session afterward, he was…
Jessica BrattMarch 24, 2014
I’m picking up where I left off two weeks ago, and glad for the responses that have given me much…
Jessica BrattMarch 10, 2014
Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed piece, “Professors, We Need You!,” struck a chord with me last week. I deeply respect Kristof’s work,…
Jessica BrattFebruary 24, 2014
“Too many choices!” I commented as I tried to pick from the array of bread, bagels, and baked goods displayed…
Jessica BrattFebruary 10, 2014
This weekend I saw a special exhibit of Norman Rockwell’s work here in Nashville . I had heard it was…
Jessica BrattJanuary 27, 2014
The baptism of Jesus was the central motif yesterday, as far as the liturgical calendar of the church year goes.…
Jessica BrattJanuary 13, 2014
I learned about the recent “elf on a shelf” trend on the day after Thanksgiving, when the plane I was…
Jessica BrattDecember 30, 2013
