Now that it’s Tuesday evening, I have officially had two first days with my new company. I really need to come up with a nickname so I can talk about ’em without giving too much away, like I did with… Read More ›
Month: October 2020
Glorious Weekendtime, Very Nice
It’s amazing how quickly a four-day weekend flies by. I’d planned on going for a hike on Thursday, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I figured I’d go on Friday instead, but again, it was too cold and overnight snow made… Read More ›
Selling Out and it Feels so Good
How very weird, relaxing on my recliner, sipping coffee and watching the snow fall outside when every fiber of my being screams, you should be at work! Also weird: how completely relaxed and stress-free I feel at the moment. For… Read More ›
And Then There Were Three…
Got through my last full week at Ye Olde Publishing Company and now have just three days to go. Kinda surreal to think about that. I’m in that weird transitional place now—think of it as a corporate bardo of sorts,… Read More ›
Are You Sirius?
When I bought my Kona, it came with a free three-month subscription to SiriusXM. The same happened with my Mazda years ago; the satellite radio company clearly has some kind of deal worked out with automobile manufacturers. I didn’t listen… Read More ›
How NOT to Get Published
Sometimes, we get really interesting emails from people wanting to collaborate or contribute articles to our parenting magazine. Usually I ignore them, but every once in a while I can’t resist the urge to respond. This mostly happens when they… Read More ›
Mob Mentality
Tara’s a genius, because she added a teaspoon of dark chocolate cocoa mix to her coffee this morning in lieu of sugar and damn if that wasn’t delicious. Inspired by her creativity, I suggested upping the ante by adding a… Read More ›
What’s Up, Doc?
I got a phone call yesterday that had me all sorts of confused. “This is Dr. Richardson calling,” the voice on the other end of the line said when I answered. “What’s up, doc?” I replied, and immediately had to… Read More ›