As blah as Mondays might be at times, one of the highlights for me are the tweets that come from @WritersDigest. Each Monday, they issue a writing challenge: Weave these four random things into a story. It’s a great exercise, and if I have time, I’ll do it (though not every week). The goal, as I understand it, is to… [Read more…]
August 23, 2010
… I couldn’t resist. I’ve said that this space would include a mesh of work anecdotes and updates, comedy, lessons learned and general experiences. This one falls into work but, without question, bleeds into the other three. I am really excited to congratulate Open Book Video (http://www.openbookvideo.com) on its launch today (8/23) – not at all because the company is my client but because the… [Read more…]
August 21, 2010
One of the things I want to do here is combine both the funny (see previous post on procrastination) and thoughts on media and public relations, which is the space I’m in. So, today, a few more serious points … * * * During a series of meetings in New York yesterday, I had a great… [Read more…]
August 15, 2010
It’s Sunday as I write this and, despite parking myself in the office chair at 6 AM, I have managed to find every possible way to put off writing today – breakfast … tea … a 30-minute travelogue on Argentina’s wine region … more tea … shower … Mass … 15-minute nap … coffee …… [Read more…]
August 13, 2010
It’s an oldie but a goodie: 50 Funny Facebook Status Ideas http://hubpages.com/hub/50-Funny-Facebook-Status-Ideas And some great quotes … If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining. ~ Anonymous Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them. ~John Shirley Some… [Read more…]
August 12, 2010
As a reporter, my favorite stories to write were obituaries. I realize that sounds morbid, but writing the final profile of a person’s life, I felt, was the biggest responsibility a journalist could have – a story that his or her family members would cut out, store in the kitchen drawer or slide into a… [Read more…]
August 8, 2010
A visitor to my home once described the condominium complex where I live as a being like a “country club” and, in many ways, I agree. The landscape crew that visits us each Tuesday morning (and by morning, I mean with-the-chickens early – leaf-blowers at 8 a.m. anyone?) is simply terrific. It does an amazing… [Read more…]
July 28, 2010
Mark Twain once said “Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.” He had to be talking about summer jobs. My first was a retail gig with a family owned clothing store. I folded, I fetched, I ran the register. I became an expert in geriatric fashion (Alfred Dunner anyone?). I walked laps around the store,… [Read more…]
July 26, 2010
I am one of those people who have a million people to thank for helping me be the person I am. So, because there are a million of them, I won’t attempt to do so here. Instead I’ll say to them “you know who you are” because they do. There is one who does not… [Read more…]
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