Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I have a blog that tracks buyouts and layoffs in the newspaper industry. Um, that’s not the secret. In fact, it’s kinda well-known; the year-old blog started getting popular a couple of months ago. In April, San Jose Mercury News artist extraordinaire Martin Gee posted… Continue reading Life’s (potential) poetry
Age has never been a big deal to me. I didn’t rush out an get my driver’s license when I turned 16. (Yep, I’m old enough that I could get my license at 16. Now, there’s a graduated system.) For my 21st? It wasn’t really my plan, but I worked on the college paper and… Continue reading Fabulous 40
I love postcards. Lately, I’ve been scanning in postcards for a family project, and it’s been a lot of fun to see the different styles, different places, even just how things have changed. So when Vanessa suggested a postcard round-robin over on 30-Something Bloggers, I jumped on it. But there haven’t been any other takers… Continue reading Postcard round-robin
I got to see two friends from college last night, which was fun. They were in town for the Royals/Cardinals game — Kansas City fans, of course. (And the Royals swept the three-game series!) The last time I saw B. was 1999, before I graduated; we all used to work on the college paper together.… Continue reading Hot mess: Catching up with friends
My friend Kevin is a minister. There’s a certificate; it’s official. He’s now available for weddings, baptisms, funerals and exorcisms. I thought he was joking when he told me. Several others did too; there’ve been conversations. But Kevin explained: He read a story about the thousands of people who have become ministers — often as… Continue reading The Rev. Kevin