Oops…What do you do when you get an email you were not supposed to read? I recall many, many years ago in my office there was an uproar because one person sent an email to “reply all” when he was talking very negatively about the original email sender. […]
Sorry mom: I cook only when I want to (which is hardly ever) When I was a young girl, I mightily declared that I would never learn to cook because I didn’t care to be that type of woman when I grew up. My family laughed at me […]
I thought the sun was coming out today But it fooled me once more Silly me to have believed that the first light had any meaning My cold, bare arms filled with dismay What a rotten trick to the core Aggrieved and deceived Elsewhere there must be greening […]
Prescribing job changes for a psychologically healthier workplace We all know that jobs are tied to our quality of life and perceived self-worth. Our jobs can brings us joy or they may very well bring us much frustration; so much so that our heart rate increases as well […]
How absurd to wait for a unicorn I keep waiting for that moment I keep waiting for you to be true Offer me your condolences How absurd to wait for a unicorn Sadness could not be grander As you laud your grandeur And wonder about your humanity Is […]
Which of my social media selves will be quiet today? I woke up this morning thinking that I need a quiet day. I am thinking of doing something I have not done in a long time. I am thinking of not doing anything. Doing nothing. Just sitting and […]
If I throw a part in San Francisco I may have to eat the chicken bones This upcoming summer promises to be a time of great change in my life. I will supposedly make the final move from New York to San Francisco. I will complete my fifth […]
I’m a Sci-fi girl: How did that happen? When I was recruited to go to boarding school, I was told I was super smart and just amazing. I suppose I was. Perhaps for my context. Once at boarding school, I realized there were a lot of smart people […]
To be Pink is to be Divine Growing up in New York, I loved the color black. We wear black clothing day and night with a bit of spruced up highlights here and there. We wear black so often, here are about twenty different shades of black clothing. […]
The psychology of Schadenfreude in the workplace The Germans may have invented the word “Schadenfreude” but Americans sure wage battle with that feeling everyday. When someone falls ahead of us, we both want to help and laugh. We are at times riddled with guilt when we feel such […]
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