As I mentioned in a earlier post, recently I have been looking at aging through a different lens. Part of it is that I myself, am getting older. Part of it is being witness to may fathers all-too-fast deterioration. I recently met with my doctor to go over my annual bloodwork. If requiring annual bloodwork …
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Deflation
Ever have one of those weeks when everything starts out feeling shiny and exciting? And ever have one of those weeks where by mid-week it feels like your balloon has deflated? That has been this week for me. I am cat-sitting for a cat who isn’t doing well. He is normally a perky, sociable fellow, …
Geek Pride
As anyone who has spoken to me for 10 minutes or more knows, I have twin 5 1/2 year old niecelettes that I completely adore. They are about as different as two sisters can be, and they are both amazing in their own ways. And trust me, I am not biased in the least. 😉 …
Screen Fatigue
The nature of freelancing is unpredictability. I never really know what my life is going to look like from one week to the next. One week I may be running from client to client. Those weeks I get to spend quality time in my car and in other people’s offices or homes. Other weeks, I …
Grizabella, the Glamour Cat
Yesterday, we went to go see Broadway Rose‘s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Broadway Rose does a great job scaling large, Broadway productions for their smaller stage. I saw their production of Les Miserables, and I was very impressed and enjoyed myself immensely. Their version of Cats was also quite good. Not flawless, but …
Burning (Wo)Man
Yesterday I met with the staff of an organization who’s board I sit on. The weather was gorgeous so they suggested that we meet outdoors. I agreed and found a seat in partial shade. Partial being the operative word here because I came home with a pretty impressive sunburn. I know I have pale skin …
Standing Orders
This is a not-very-good picture of my new standing desk. Colloquially known in Yiddish as a shtender. In its previous life, it was a lectern for a German choir group. They sold it to me as part of their fundraiser garage sale yesterday morning. I have tried the standing desk thing before. I set up …
Today is Brought to you by the Letter "O"
“O” for overwhelmed. I started a new project today and I am on the uphill climb of the learning curve. My brain is kind of full, which is why I am taking a break to write this post. The problem? Writing a post is not giving my brain much of a break. So herein pauses …
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Positive Reinforcement
Today I am back for a second day of training. Yesterday was all about taking information in. Today is about applying what we have learned. I understand why I needed to spend all of yesterday in a passive, receiving mode. Without it, I would not have been able to jump right in like I did …
Being the Geeky Kid in the Front of the Classroom
I am spending the first part of today in training. When I was signed up, I was given some homework to do so I would be prepared come Monday morning. I found the pre-work interesting enough that I did more than the minimum required. I’m glad I did because now I feel very prepared coming …
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