I’m a very Type A personality, as you’ve probably suspected, and one side-effect of that is my attachment to To-Do Lists. Lists make me happy. They keep me organized and focused…or, do they? I found myself wondering that the other day, as I unearthed a couple of notepads filled with lists from last year. (I…
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I’m almost hesitant to post this one, since I feel it makes me sound like every other cranky old person, but I spent some time this am reading the Wall Street Journal online, and this article… http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576363783070164132.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_careers#articleTabs%3Darticle …sort of gave me a heart attack. One girl, who graduated in May, submitted “five or six”(!) job applications…
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My to-do list just hit the four page, single-spaced mark so while I’m trying not to burst into tears and curl up in the fetal position, I also want to leave my dainty little paw-print on the Interwebs. Or something.Recently I’ve been almost haunted by this quote from the Talmud: “We do not see things…
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Hopefully, by now, my inappropriate, snarky, sarcastic sense of humor has become all-too-obvious to whoever (somebody, anybody) is reading this blog. My feeling about people without an excellent sense of humor is similar to my feeling about people who live without cats or dogs…bewilderment. I’m amazed by how clean their apartments are, that there’s not…
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If you’ve been reading this blog—and if, it hasn’t made you rolled your eyes and thought, “Someone needs to get over sheself!” Or, even worse, wished The Kitten had his own blog(something like, www.orangepride.blogspot.com?) and you could skip my narcissistic ramblings and focus on his joie de vivre…—then you know that while I love love…
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A while ago I dated a boy who thought I was “amazing, baby you’re so amazing,” except for when we were trying to kill each other, or if I sexted him when he was watching sports, or if I dated other guys without technically breaking up with him first…but anyway, he did think I was…
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Gotta love the NY Times’ latest headline regarding the reprehensible massacre of 4 at a L.I., pharmacy on Sunday: “Police Suspect That Drugs Were Goal of Killer on L.I.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/nyregion/drugs-possible-motive-in-fatal-attack-at-long-island-pharmacy.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion Oh…ya think?? Ding ding ding: looks to me like somebody went to journalism school! 4 people, who offered NO resistance, are gunned down, so one “human”…
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I know almost nothing about golf–except that the only type of golf I truly enjoy is miniature golf, and even at that I’m horrible–but I know enough to be very impressed by Rory McIllroy, who besides playing a perfect game at golf’s US Open yesterday, demonstrates an almost superhuman humility and ability to learn from…
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Finally, I hit the big time: my old friend Marie’s “Underground Crafter” blog! http://undergroundcrafter.com/blog/2011/06/19/interview-with-creativity-coach-carlota-zimmerman/ And, if it inspires you, I’ll be offering office hours, starting June 20, 2011, 10:30am-5:30pm, 380 Lexington Ave, $50 for 30 minutes, in which I promise to give you (at least) 3 creative yet workable solutions to personal and/or professional issues…so come…
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I read this article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303714704576383641752966666.html?KEYWORDS=lawyers+settle#articleTabs%3Darticle, “Lawyers Settle…for Temp Jobs” in the WSJ and was infinitely depressed. Not that it’s a new idea—overeducated people demeaning their talents and skills, because they don’t understand their value, nor do they see how to make use of said skills in a difficult economy—but because it’s so prevalent. We…
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