coloring outside the lines

cherylm

cherylm
Birthday
May 08
Bio
1. I am not a professional, ex-professional or aspiring-to-be professional writer. I can’t spell but that’s why God invented spell checks. My grammar sucks - if God cared about grammar He would have also created better grammar checks. I misuse commas, indulge freely in parenthetical sentaces to express tangential thoughts, and have no qualms ending sentences in prepositions. I say this not in apology but in warning. If such things offend you - stop reading. Stop now........ 2. I don’t engage in political discussions with friends, foes or complete strangers. I believe that politics are the true opiate of the masses. I’m convinced that whether flying under the banner of “Democrat” or “Republican”, all politicians above the very local level have the exact same personal mission statement: “I will rape and pillage the country for my own financial profit.” Fuck ‘em all.

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AUGUST 4, 2010 1:51PM

To Anne - thanks.

In 2009 I optimistically proclaimed to a friend that 2010 would be the “best year of my life…evah!” Less than a week later I was unexpectedly and unceremoniously laid off. I wasn’t worried. I tallied my assets and decided that there was no reason to reach for the panic button… Read full post »

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JULY 22, 2010 1:00AM

UNEMPLOYED? NOT A GOOD FIT FOR OUR COMPANY!

FIT I was recently hired by a fairly large company that is cautiously restaffing following a year long hiring freeze. Even though we have a (two person) in-house HR department, a lot of job seekers (those sneaky devils) are sending resumes directly to departmental managers. And some managers… Read full post »

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JULY 8, 2010 10:11AM

The Man Who Came to Dinner

 

dinner Once a week my ex-husband and I meet for dinner. Those first meals were comically painful as we made polite, awkward conversation while covertly eyeing each other for signs of decay. Is her hair really still black or does she dye it now? Did he always have that little furrow… Read full post »

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JULY 4, 2010 7:29AM

Starting Over - I'm too old for this shit

starting over When do I get to stop “Starting Over”? Seriously. At what point do I get to stop feeling like I'm a six year old boarding the bus for the first day of school?  It's not as if  I've spent my life being resistant to change.  A quick tally of "new beginnings"… Read full post »

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