Tag Archives: friends

Things I’m looking forward to

Posted on July 25, 2013 by S.

Soon I will be vocationally dislocated for some period of time. While I do hope this won’t be for a protracted period of time, there are some things I’m looking forward to doing while I am. I need to clean … Continue reading →

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Further down the line

Posted on July 18, 2013 by S.

Unless the boss of me or the buyer gets hit by the bus, the sale of the company will be complete on July 29. I should be out of here by August 20. While I knew it was coming, none … Continue reading →

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Puzzles

Posted on May 24, 2013 by S.

I had three friends several years ago and things went sourish. Actually, it was just one of them that went sour, but she took the other ones with her, and, well, you know how things are. Every now and again, … Continue reading →

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Strange days, indeed

Posted on April 3, 2013 by S.

The thing about knowing that you’re not going to have a job is knowing that you’re not going to have a job. One day. Not today, or tomorrow, or next week, but, you know, one day. It’s kinda like circling … Continue reading →

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Upheaval

Posted on March 27, 2013 by S.

The boss of me has put the company on the market. It might be a few weeks or it might be several months, but soon I’m going to be loose in the world, untethered for the first time in my … Continue reading →

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Fun with Botox

Posted on January 28, 2013 by S.

Last Friday at Lynn and Pete’s for dinner, we were talking about the shots I’d had earlier that week and Anya asked what kind of shots. I said, “Botox.” Her eyes got very big and she looked concerned. She looked … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 15, 2013 by S.

I am not a big fan of the New Year’s resolution. I think it sets me up early on for disappointment in myself because I tend to let my big plans (No more dessert! Save $1000 dollars! Cut down all … Continue reading →

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Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future

Posted on January 2, 2013 by S.

I don’t care for mediums and middles, never have, so I guess in that regard 2012 was a winner. I went to three funerals, and there were three more I should have gone to. I went to a wedding. One … Continue reading →

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A month of thankfulness – day 15

Posted on November 15, 2012 by S.

Because I am apparently the most naive person in the world, I am often the last person in America to find things out. By “things,” I mean things that everybody already knows. Usually my good and great friend Lynn is … Continue reading →

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Weird things people say

Posted on November 11, 2012 by S.

So yesterday, my friend Christiane and I went to Scott’s and piddled around for a few hours. I bought some things, she bought some things. Then I found a Barcelona chair and ottoman that I think I want, only they’re … Continue reading →

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