Tag Archives: Career

Happy Birthday Aubrey!

Today is the anniversary of when I first became an Aunt.  I held Aubrey when she was just a few hours old. Her skin was still translucent; she was warm and snuggly and tiny and smelled good and I’d never … Continue reading

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How May I Not Assist You Today?

Shortly after finishing grad school I worked at a start-up company that provided concierge services to shopping malls.  The owner of the company thought it was important that all the office staff spend some time out at a concierge desk … Continue reading

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Grumpy Sunday

I’m distraught.  I went out to brunch last Sunday and ordered what was alleged to be bagel and lox.  My meal arrived and for a moment I couldn’t even speak.  What was I seeing?  There was a pile of old-looking lox … Continue reading

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The Candidate

OK, so maybe I should have paid closer attention when I applied for the job. I definitely should have researched the organization before my phone interview. It probably would have been good if I remembered I had an interview. Hey, … Continue reading

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The Grammar About Which I Warned You

I have always held that grammar is black and white, right and wrong, and ultimately that which separates woman from beast. I don’t know what separates man from beast, but that’s best left for a separate post.  Grammar, which I … Continue reading

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Say What?

I had a great opportunity last night to attend a panel discussion hosted by Washington Book Publishers.  Other than my friend who was on the panel, I didn’t know anyone else in the room, and they definitely all knew each … Continue reading

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The Clueless Masses

My membership in the Writers’ Room doesn’t start until next week,  so I spent the afternoon at Panera Bread, nursing a diet soda and indulging in a lot of people watching and very little writing. I came in right around noon, and … Continue reading

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Clean Up In Aisle 3!

It’s been a full week now since I left legal administration, but old habits die hard, and I found myself engaging in a little shop talk at dinner with friends tonight.  One of my friends was summarizing her latest firm … Continue reading

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A Midwinter Tale

Well, we had quite an eventful trip to Chicago.  We met CJ and Lisa at O’Hare, and then drove out to Evanston, home of Northwestern University.  We were there to see Sean in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The first problem … Continue reading

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When Pigs Fly And Phones Go Down

Getting so close to my last day…just two days to go now. Slowly but surely I’ve been packing up my stuff; the things I brought here in 2007, the things I’ve acquired since then. My beloved solar operated waving Queen, magic wand … Continue reading

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