We’re all still alive. The shorthaired cat we call Tootie may die soon. Let me rephrase: I may throw her out a window, where she will escape and be eaten by a badger or a fisher cat. I’d never heard of a fisher cat before moving to Vermont, but now I know that they are… Read More Quarantine, Week Seleventheenth
Hey! How’s it going? You doin’ okay during these strange times? This is some discombobulating sh!t right here. By now, you probably know the entire world is going through MASSIVE UPHEAVALS and we’re all feeling it in different ways. But I want you to know that you are not alone. I mean, you probably ARE… Read More Upside/Downside, Upside Down
Boychild was sizzling. He was sporting a fever of 103.2 and it felt like a tiny sun was sitting on my lap, radiating solar heat. The big question on our minds is: does he have the Corona virus? It’s been 24 hours since his first fever spike and we’re flooded with anxiety. His temperature is… Read More Quarantine
We are lucky enough to live a stone’s throw away from a college. There are certainly drawbacks to living on a college campus, like when the students are on the prowl at 1am Saturday mornings and yell and laugh and fill the early morning air with their drunken post-adolescent angst. Or when they steal our… Read More Audience Member-in-Training
Hello. I am eating Flaming Hot Cheetos and drinking white wine. I have been officially rejected oh, 6 times? I’ve had 6 interviews and they’ve all turned me down. Hold on. Let me refresh my wine and Cheetos. That’s better. Did you know the first ingredient in Cheetos is enriched corn meal? I think they… Read More Rejection
I’m not sure people really know how they come across to others. I have no idea. I’ve been interviewing for jobs, and the most dreaded question for me is “what are your weaknesses?” I never give a good answer, as I think my weaknesses aren’t really defined by me, but by what other people expect… Read More Weaknesses
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