Why, when you’re trying to get out of work by 2pm, but you MUST fund everyone’s 401K before you leave, and you can’t get the numbers to add up in your spreadsheet, and you check it three times, and finally you figure out a really dumb mistake you made, and meanwhile 45 minutes have gone…
I'm All Done
I’m all done with this week. But the week, it ain’t done with me. No, no, it is 2pm on Wednesday and I have 21 hours left of working (thanks Amanda!) – because this week is not a week when people can take those things called Lunch Breaks. It is a week when Lunch Breaks (and Restful Periods…
My Boys
The oldest boy in my life is six months old today. As a birthday present, he got a trip to the vet to have his baby-making abilities cut off before we became grandparents. He’ll never miss ’em. I dropped him off at 7:30 am, and by 11 Patrick had gotten a phone call that he was…
On . . .
A few articles in the news (some local news, some online) have me ruminating further – watch out! Rumination ahead! On bullying . . . I was bullied mercilessly in high school – That mustache girl is one ugly barch, is a comment I particularly remember. I’d also get Ugly Dog and Woof Woof,…
Top 5 Breakup Stories
I recently re-read Bob’s Top Five’s “Top Five Breakup Stories.” Oh, how I miss Bob’s Top Five, though Bob is still writing (see “Bob” on my blogroll at left). Anyway, although I’ll be hard pressed to come up with five really good ones, I’m going to attempt my own Top Five Breakup Stories. If you’re…