Saturday, October 29, 2005
Press 1 to press 1 again
Multitasking is a big part of my job. I have a desk full of equipment with cords that sometimes tangle together like a big pot of noodles: a telephone, fax machine, printer, laptop, and dictaphone. Today, I was trying to leave a message for a client...“To...
Monday, October 24, 2005
The Musical Fruit
I made dinner tonight: ham with prailene sauce, black-eyed peas, butternut squash. Tasty! But there’s a recurring problem with my cooking...
Scott: Okay, I never criticize your cooking, but every time you make beans...
I double over laughing.
Me:...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Today's dilemma
So here's my dilemma for the day. First, please remember that I am about 10 years older than you are so my anti-aging concerns are a little more pressing. So, my dilemma... If I use: a facial cleanser with 2% salicylic acid and a blemish reducer...
Sunday, October 09, 2005
City of Neighborly Love
(loud booming noise from below us)Scott: The neighbors are watching that movie again.We have a standing agreement that our neighbors downstairs either have one movie where things blow up that they watch repeatedly, or they have every movie in the world...
Monday, October 03, 2005
As I Am Dying
The whoosh of rushing wind fills my head as the cargo bay door opens. “I don’t want to die.” I beg the man standing in front of me. “You’re not going to die,” he says – and pushes me out of the plane. I am 10,000 feet over a bright green field,...