What’s something you’ve done that you never thought you could? What’s something I’ve done that I never thought I could? Be a CEO. There. I said it. The woman who thought she was too introverted to lead an entire organization is apparently a natural at running one. Who […]
What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? Sometimes I wonder what my younger self would think if she could see me now. I think she’d be a little stunned. Maybe ask where the hell we got the money for all this. (Poverty has […]
Doritos is releasing an all-new Lemon Pepper flavor in 2027. Lemon pepper. As in Atlanta’s beloved lemon pepper chicken wings, now apparently preparing to take up residence on a triangular piece of corn. I love trying new chip flavors. Pepperoncini? Yes. Jalapeño? Absolutely. Salt and vinegar? Bring on […]
There is a particular kind of mental irritation that comes from knowing you had a thought. A good thought. A potentially brilliant thought. A thought with legs, wings, and apparently, absolutely no interest in sticking around. You reach for it. Grasp, grasp, grasp. And it’s gone. You know […]
I have a modest proposal for society. Can we please stop punching one another before we’ve even had our morning coffee? Over the last two weeks, my commuter rides have turned into an unintended sociological field study. Twice, I’ve watched arguments erupt in front of me, escalating into […]
No one likes performance appraisals. Let’s just begin there. I have written about this before, but apparently the universe, or rather House reruns, felt I needed another reminder. I was rewatching an episode where Cuddy is trying to get House to complete performance appraisals for his team. Naturally, […]
I was rewatching Season 1 of Slow Horses recently because Season 6 has brought back characters from previous seasons who apparently are Very Important People. Unfortunately, I had absolutely no idea who some of them were. This, by the way, is the problem with streaming television. When a […]
The genie grants you a wish. What is it? If I were granted one wish today, I wonder what I would ask for. Years ago, it would have been easy. Money. A certain amount, preferably obscene but not tacky. A house. Maybe true love. Although, honestly, I’m still […]
Do you believe in karma? I believe in karma. Always have. No hesitation. No existential debate. I don’t need to see the cosmic spreadsheet to know somebody is keeping receipts. What we put out into the universe comes back. Sometimes gently.Sometimes loudly.Sometimes with the subtlety of a brick […]
Sometimes moving on feels less like healingand more like drinking something you really, really don’t want to drink. When you’ve been wronged,there are bitters. A strong aftertaste.A little bitterness on the tongue.A memory that keeps reminding you: Oh yes. That happened. And then there is the perfectly human […]
