A lesson from my sister

May 20, 2007

My sister worked the last day of her last shift in her part time gig of over five years three weeks ago yesterday. Her reason for quitting was that she had had enough.  There was no one incident that propelled her to quit, but she just decided that one full time job was sufficient to [...]

Why work friendships fail

April 12, 2007

Instead of singing in the shower,  during this morning’s lavation I recited my to do list for today to myself.  And everytime I had a momemt, I re-recited said list and discovered that it’s a good way to keep these things in mind:  I managed to do everything on the list except one thing, which is a [...]

Boys behaving badly

April 7, 2007

Everyone knows one or has known one in their life:  the braggart who talks ad nauseum about himself and his accomplishments [which often have to be repeated as there are few of these events to broadcast].  I use the masculine because in my short life I have been privileged to call two of these men [members of [...]

Public potty practices

March 14, 2007

My alliterative title says it all:  women (especially) have things that they do in a public bathroom that they are hopefully spared from having to do in their homes, or at least I hope this is the case.  Since I still live at home with my family of five other individuals, including two males under [...]