Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
I’ve decided: If I should ever be laid off — and I hope that answer is no — then I’ve figured out how I want to be notified. Security escort to the door? No thanks. Callous bluster from a boss? No thanks. Text message? No thanks. Tears and mushiness? No thanks. There are two choices:… Continue reading Let them eat cake
A sure sign that Easter is approaching: Peeps. They’re everywhere. The thing that weirds me out the most: They’re waxy eyes. Really, they’re made of wax. Carnauba wax is also used in Tic Tacs and Altoids and chewing gum. But there’s something really strange about eating little drops of wax.
Today is International Women’s Day, which started 100 years ago. More than half — about 52 percent — of the world population is female. Women do two-thirds of the world’s work but receive only 10 percent of the world’s income. If the recession continues for a long period of time, half of the U.S. workforce… Continue reading International Women’s Day
After my parents split up, we moved to my grandmother’s house for about a month. It was winter, so Grandma and Grandad were in Texas; they had a condo on South Padre Island at the time and went down there every winter. Living there, the rules were different from when we visited. The room I… Continue reading The death of a storyteller
Today it is Burgundeep nail polish. Happiness!