Saturday, December 22, 2007
Or, Christmas… Elsewhere
There are two kinds of traveling: have to and will to.
Have to Travel
Work
Family
Death
Holiday
Will To
See
Experience
Chill
Activate
Interact
Note the difference in the etymology of the two?
First is static, nominative. The second is active, verbal, a way to BE in the world.
We’re traveling at the holidays, like so many people do: Family, Work, Holiday (hopefully no Death). I [...]
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Or, What to Buy A Woman, Any Woman and She’ll Like it, I Swear
If you are madly last-minute shopping for ANY woman in your life, just save yourself the hassle and buy this bag from Changehandbags.com.
At 50 bucks (now don’t wince… you’re up against it, brother) it’s pricier than a pair of earrings from Target, [...]
Monday, December 10, 2007
Maybe I wouldn’t have been so inspired to write this if I hadn’t been rebuffed by UBS, my husband’s workplace, two years in a row now.
UBS, that beloved multinational banking behemoth, which hit Working Mother’s Top 10 again this year for super companies to work for, hosts mammoth holiday parties every year for their employees.
The [...]
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Tis the Season to Keel Over…. Fa la la la luh.
I’ll probably die of a massive coronary for writing this, but it’s a sad state of affairs — on the health, diet and media accounts — when we are to the point of worrying about aggravating our clogged arteries around the holiday season.
My [...]
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Or, A Prelude to How to Have an Existential Crisis
I recently was hired to teach two courses next semester.
I am thinking about quitting and I haven’t even started yet. In fact, I have pretty much already decided to quit, I just can’t be bothered to get around to it.
I’ve decided not to teach for a [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Read a Blog
10. The blogger is funny, but not funny ha-ha… funny hmmmm.
9. You are bored of internet porn… it is so done!
8. Procrastination is nine-tenths of the law.
7. You hate your boss. Your boss wants you to do something other than browse the internet. You fancy yourself defiant.
6. You [...]
