A few decades ago there was a television show called Different Strokes that featured Gary Coleman as the cute kid in an inter-racial adoption family. The show seems to have been doomed in that many of its stars had really hard lives after the show ended and several […]
I woke up this morning unexpectedly thinking about a dinner I had a few years back. It was a good dinner but it had all been a set up. Let me explain. There was this young woman who had worked for me for little less than one year. […]
Clowns are creepy. We all get that. Some five year olds out there may not get weirded out by clowns. But they are the minority. Not that I have any hard data on this. It is just my gut feeling. I personally met a clown once. He nearly […]
I love Autumn. Its a time of great beauty, delicious food and vibrant colors. It’s also the time my mom was born and when I feel really nostalgic. Despite being a grown up woman with an eight year old boy, there are times when I still want my […]
This past weekend, the television show Saturday Night Live premiered it’s 31st season with a non-stop parody of the Trump-Clinton debate. At one point weekend update skit newscasters referred to Trump and Clinton as a choice between Tang or Prunes. I laughed not because it was particularly witty […]
The key to surviving Mondays or any other workday for that matter, is being an actor. Not just any actor,mind you. You need to be Jim Carey (back when he almost was worthy of an Academy Award) in the move The Truman Show. He didn’t know this, but […]
“A Little Girl Seeks Revenge A Real Woman Moves On While Karma Does Her Dirty Work” I am one of those individuals that believes in Karma. I believe what you put out in the world comes back to you. I believe that you if treat people well, […]
Ok, as far as pet peeves go, this is admittedly a very silly one. How often do you encounter a bathroom mirror with a television system embedded in it? I travel lots and have come across such a mirror three times. And each time, I have stayed […]
The year 2016 will be one for the history books. The United States will finally get a President from the state of New York. Yes, ok. There may be some other big parts to the election as well. Why, we may even see a mass exodus of […]
What I love most about my role in the workplace is that I have often been underestimated. I come off as very smart and nice. I laugh, I smile and I say hello to everyone. I don’t outright try to antagonize anyone (right away). I’m a talker. […]