I've recently been fired. From the position I've held the longest in my life.

My best friend got a new best friend. And let me know via Facebook.

I should preface this by saying I'm not some teenager whose entire life is run based on the vagaries of my friend's statuses… Read full post »

There are some days when, despite my best intentions to be productive, despite having gone to bed at a reasonable (some would say saintly) hour, I could really use a nap.

For some, the nap is one of life's simple pleasures, a delightful way to spend 30-45 minutes, all cozied up
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If there's anything better than a well-crafted, prioritized and thoroughly ignored list, I haven't found it.

Here's why I like lists:

1. Lists allow me to get whatever it is in my head, out of my head.
2. Once those things are out of my head, I don't have to
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When I began thinking about blogging, I also began wondering if I had the confessional ability to spark something in other people, to move them in the same ways that I've been moved by other people's writing. Some of the things I've come across in blogs have had such heartbreaking candor… Read full post »