All Points Bulletin: It is hard to do things when you are so dizzy you can barely hold your head up. Why vertigo? Why me? Why now? Why not some low key sniffles, or even a hacking cough? A tummy ache? A broken toe? Any would be preferable, I think, to this spinny spinny…
Capitally Booooring
Attending a conference by the "Maximize Your Human Capital" consulting group here in town – oh, that phrase "Human Capital," how it makes me feel like I’m the villain in that movie The Matrix. I managed to stay awake and alert all day, which is amazing given Jack had a bad night last night (it was an all-you-can-eat buffet between…
Dragon Feet
For half an hour this Sunday morning, I watched our baby sleep. Such bliss I have never known. There are beautiful moments, every day, even sad days. I may doubt my career aspirations, my artistic ability, my look, my – anything else. But I will never doubt my wifehood or my motherhood, or how it’s…
I Wonder What the Dumbest Comment I Ever Made Was . . .
The G Love Dumb Comment Gallery, with Dumbness Instances bolded for your reading pleasure: Exhibit AMy coworker Suzanne has come in for guidance on how to establish authority over a new direct report who is her age.SUZANNE: “. . . I don’t have any trouble with Anita. I tell her to do something, she does…
Friday Update
Difficult day at work, on top of it all. So to save my sanity, I did some retail therapy. At Wal Mart, of course, there aren’t any other shops here in P____ County. And I bought: Oreos. And promptly ate 8. 2 sleepers for the baby. The ones he has are too hot. Peanut…