Do you know what it feels like to be the last one in school? To be standing at the gate, watching all your friends leave one by one — some by cycle, some in a rickshaw, some into the outstretched arms of their parent … You stand there thinking about them pedaling home, catching…
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It’s time to remove my thinking cap and put on my writing hat. I’m not really a hat person, though — I’ve skeptically tried on hats at various Gap and Target stores usually on excursions with mom (when she visits) or friends. They shop and I wait around, glancing at my iPhone every 45…
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Resigning from a job is never a pleasant time — regardless of whether or not it was a tough decision. Some jobs you just can’t wait to get out of. Others you think long and hard about before calling it quits. Whether it’s a breeze to arrive at that decision or it’s a torture,…
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So, Duane Scott featured my Pleasantly Disturbed Thursday post from last week on his blog today. What an honor to be told by the master of disturbed writing that my piece was a gem. But what does that mean for my blog today? I worry about what to write each of the other days…
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Time is slipping away from me Today Like the sand in my hand The water from a broken dam Tears of grief I can’t hold on to it No matter how hard I try It’s slipping like an ice cube An oiled burglar A slurpy noodle A skier gone astray A foot on a…
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Ok people. I am going to clarify this once and for all. It is Maan-see. Yes, open your mouth wide and say the “s” like you would say it in in miss. Not a “z” sound … a “see” sound. And no, it is not pronounced any other way. When I spell out M-A-N-S-I…
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This post has been a long time coming. As you’re well aware, shortchanging the English language (yes, it includes your abuse of the apostrophe) send me in a fit. Another one of my pet peeves is the way people use office e-mail. I had written a post some time ago on professionalism. In re-reading…
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I have to thank Duane Scott for allowing me to present the uninhibited workings of my mind on Pleasantly Disturbed Thursdays. Especially when my brain feels like a heated wok. Sitting on the stove top in utter disdain. It’s not ready to make scrambled eggs. It wants to somehow deflect that dump of information that…
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Just when I had thought I wouldn’t do anything “structured” on my blog, pop comes Duane Scott’s Pleasantly Disturbed series. He’s been doing it for five weeks now and I have been watching from the sidelines, marveling at his ability to write about everything and nothing. It’s a rant unlike rants. He makes it…
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Silence. When words fail you Or you know They will cause more Harm Than good. Silence. When you’re Hurt or Angry Or just want to Get back at Someone. Silence. When you want To ruminate; When you’re Disappointed; Or when you’re Overwhelmed With joy. Silence. When you have So much to Say That you…
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