Author Archives: mattgorman

Part of being a parent is that no matter how old our children become they will always be our children. Certainly, there is a spectrum across which parents vary in how well they acclimate to their children becoming self-reliant human … Continue reading →

Welcome back to One’s Origins! What a couple of months it’s been. Technical upgrades coupled with a lot of reflection. Let’s jump back in. In Part Twelve, I marveled at the wild ride I was living. I do not apologize … Continue reading →

I’d like to take a brief pause from One’s Origins to share this special birthday wish. On the hallway wall in my parents’ house hangs a wood carved inscription of Rudyard Kipling’s iconic poem, ‘IF’. It used to hang on … Continue reading →

Welcome back! Previously I shared with you the benefits and blessings bestowed upon me in the years following the completion of my undergraduate degree. I use the word blessings because that is what I truly view them to be. There … Continue reading →

As Part Ten came to close, I was a new (albeit older than the others) graduate from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering. After years of a diminished social life devoting myself to school and work, not having … Continue reading →

Earlier this summer, I posted a few updates on the progress of this blog because I was becoming self-conscious about the frequency of posts lessening. I heard from a few people encouraging me to relax and not worry one bit … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! Summer break is over and time was well spent pursuing a couple other projects I am excited to share in the very near future. We concluded Part Eight with me being towed out to the launch pad to … Continue reading →