This weekend cannot get here too soon. If my lack of public rumination wasn’t enough of a clue, let me be clear–I have been swamped. We are interviewing candidates for my old job and my old-old job, the latter of which has been vacant since August. My favorite part of the interview is when the [...]
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Came across an Emerson quote I hadn’t seen in a while and felt like sharing: To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; [...]
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The title is a direct quote from the mother of the first boyfriend I ever had. We were bowling, you see, and not well. This may have been when he was no longer my boyfriend but was still on our team, and it may well have been a tournament. Who knows? I didn’t even get [...]
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I keep having the same dream with rotating cast lists. In this dream I am spending time in a cabin sort of abode belonging to an old pal from the Dumb Year (who’s going to be a daddy—woot!) and his sister. This is probably as close as the dream gets to reality. I’m pretty sure [...]
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Oh, John McCain. You poor dear. Tell your people not to let photos like this get into the media’s hands: (CNN.com) Good Lord, man. You’re the Crest Whitening poster child. It’s juxtapositions like this that give people the impression that the media has a liberal bias. Look at Senator Obama –a bright, shining, youthful vision [...]
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Hooray! Hooray hooray hooray! The Bean called me — probably knowing that, if I hadn’t commented on her last post, I clearly had not read it — to announce that she’s doing the Avon Walk in San Francisco July 12-13. I whooped and hollered in a way quite unbecoming, but I think I have proven [...]
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Uh-huh. Got the song in your head, didn’t I? Happy Friday. I love our neighborhood. My commute stinks, but the people and purposes on either end are worth a sixth toe in my carbon footprint. We have good friends within walking distance, to say nothing of a favorite restaurant, a specialty chocolate store, Planet Wine, [...]
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Dear Teeth, Gums, Lips, and Tongue: Hi, guys. I have a new dentist who thinks about teeth the way I think about words. He’s good…way better than that other guy. Also, he says Novocain is the cheapest thing in his office, so if you break down and need fixing, you need not fear the screeching [...]
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Seen at Trader Joe’s: “Lunchbox-ready fruit! Ready to eat!” Translation: “Five minutes until this banana turns brown — we’re giving it to you cheap so we don’t have to chuck and take the 19-cent loss.”
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March 4 is National Grammar Day. Please act accordingly — don’t let your modifiers dangle. In celebration, I would like to give all of my colleagues a cheat sheet containing the most frequently misused words, their proper usage, and any tips I have to remember the “rules.” It has come to my attention that some folks, bless [...]
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