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Tag Archives: Career
Now That’s Talent!
For those of you who remember David Letterman from 25 years ago…he used to have a segment called “Brush with Greatness” in which audience members shared their stories of encounters with celebs. For example, maybe at some point you drove … Continue reading
Ready, Aim, Miss By A Country Mile
I wrote about making it through high school PE, but my troubles didn’t end there. In my last semester of college the only thing standing between me and my B.A. in Russian History was a sports class. I figured no … Continue reading
Career Attempt Part II: Better Just Go Back To School
When I graduated from college, I pictured myself in a vaguely defined job where I had a big office and an assistant and lots of meetings. I never saw anything like that in the want ads, so I settled for … Continue reading
Taking Care of Business
You know, I didn’t start out with the glamorous and exciting job I have now. I had to work my way up and pay my dues like everyone else. When I was 15 years old, I landed my first job, … Continue reading
That’s Entertainment
So I know you all missed me yesterday when I didn’t blog. Well you can put the shattered pieces of your life back together now; here I am. Last night I spent the evening at The Birchmere at an Aimee Mann … Continue reading
One Too Many…
Nothing is quite so interesting as a business function where alcohol is flowing like water (which has always been my experience). For some reason people repeatedly forget that they are at a business function and not a frat party, and … Continue reading
Just Walk On By
I need to apologize to my many, many fans tonight. For those of you who’ve believed in me and followed my careful regimen of junk food and no exercise, I am ashamed. I quite accidentally got a bunch of unwanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Career, Diet, Exercise, Humor, Self, Social, Travel
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I Drank the Kool-Aid
I have always been fascinated by the buzz words that fuel business. Recently I was speaking with someone about a new process and she jokingly suggested we “storyboard” it. I love that expression, and the concept, because we can take … Continue reading
Meet Me at the Speakeasy in Gettysburg
I don’t want to dwell on middle age too much, but I probably will because it’s starting to get really noticeable. Maybe it’s particularly bad for Baby Boomers, given the fact that we think the world revolves around us. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Career, Humor, Imagination, Irreverent, Middle Age, Social
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Can You Hear Me Now?
My favorite things include raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Also brown paper packages tied up with string. All of those things are lovely, but in my opinion Julie Andrews left out … Continue reading