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I have many things I want to write about but not a lot of time this week. I have work, as usual, and I also took on a quick freelance assig...

My friend Cee’s latest post reminds me: hey, I’m having a birthday soon. I had the brilliant idea to throw myself a birthday party this ye...

BEFORE 9 AM Things I have seen this morning, before having my coffee: 1. License plate holder that boldly proclaims “I’d rather be praise d...

Hey guess what? It’s hot. I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned it to you yet. Maybe you haven’t noticed, because no one else is talking abo...

Now SCRAM! In my cubicle, on my desk, sits a little fake metal trash can (henceforth known as LFMTC), and inside it is my own personal stas...

My birthday is coming up. Again. Funny how they do that. Sweet W. recently asked me what I would like for my birthday. I honestly have no ...

Sometimes Sweet W is up really early in the morning or really late at night, and this is because he doesn’t require the same amount of sleep...

I got some really good information yesterday from one of our agency people who works in the field with troubled kids. I am working feverish...

WARNING: This post has nothing to do with its title; it's just how I feel after a mere 2 hours of being at work with a cubicle-mate who ...

A SHOCKING SECRET REVEALED! I am not very tall. I say I am five-foot-one, but that is on a good day. I am actually five-feet-and-one-half-in...

I have been so busy at work and at home that I have neglected this blog terribly. This will, it seems, be par for the course, since this wee...

Here I am at work, and there is literally not one other person from my department present, and may I remind you that I am only in my fourth ...

Viva has always been ahead of herself verbally. At this point in her development, she is into all kinds of wordplay – she is really into rh...

So I was sitting here at my desk, with nothing left to do, and it was Friday afternoon before a long holiday weekend (we don’t get Monday of...

When heating up Trader Joe’s Middle Eastern pizza in the employee kitchen cube*, do not get so distracted by the person you are talking to (...

My brother-in-law Big Mike’s grandma passed away yesterday. A few hours later, we learned that the mom of one of Sweet William’s cousins (I...

I don’t have time today to write something altogether witty which will change the lives of everyone who reads it. What I can give you is my ...

Oh, and by the way, Banana Republic's shoes are quite seriously not worth the money. I own at least three pairs (bought specifically fo...

So clearly, this job thing is cutting into my blogging time. Who would have thought? For now, I have decided I will compose brief blog entri...

I know how enjoyable it must be for you to read about what a weepy mess I am since I started this new job. But if I didn't have this ne...