Writing

All whining aside, come August 1, I will pull out that stack of paper and start wading through it. One step at a time, I will tackle that beast.

Yesterday I interviewed a two star Army General. I will admit I was nervous, seeing as he’s a big shot and all. I kept thinking “I should being saying ‘Sir’ […]

I wouldn’t describe myself as cheap, so much as frugal (I think, in this economy, “frugal” has come to encompass a wider range penny pinching than it did in say […]

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how Daniel’s doing. I’m thrilled to report his recovery continues to fall under the heading of “amazing.” His surgery was on […]

Have you ever had the experience of talking with someone on the phone, and you both try to talk at once, and then you both stop to let the other one talk, and then there’s a weird pause before you both say “sorry, you go,” and things continue on like this for the duration of the call, to the point that you never feel like you hit a groove talking with that person, and after hanging up, you feel kind of wrong?

You were probably talking to me.

Words can be powerful things. They can also amount to a sneeze – possibly infectious, but ultimately forgotten in a minute.

As I was contemplating the pros and cons of “real” employment, it suddenly occurred to me – this is my day job.