Ever since I was set free from the euphemiasma that was my former job, I have had some time on my hands.  Happily, I have spent a decent portion of that time reading and writing, though still not as much ...Read More

I hate to admit it, but it turns out getting fired is a lot like getting dumped.  At first, it's like something out of left field.  A sock in the gut.  You thought everything was going fine and then all ...Read More

0 Hour: In the middle of a phone call in which you are putting out someone else's customer-related fire because you are the only employee at the company who speaks German, you receive a subtle note telling you to visit ...Read More

I recently finished reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, a book about writing and the writing process.  The book was a gift of many years before from my Aunt Karen, who, along with several others, prescribed it as treatment ...Read More

Well, twenty-three years and five days ago I was just a small, wrinkly, red, whiny thing trying out my vocal cords for the first time by protesting the whole world at the top of my lungs.  And just look how ...Read More