i often have challenges with customer service. No, i’m not one of those who goes in to a conversation with a customer service agent like i am heading in to a war. You know the kind – the ones who wear their righteous indignation like armor, waving their receipt like a flag, reveling in the […]
Read More →September has been a weird month and it’s only half over. And full of stories. i’ve been traveling quite a bit, which gives me ample time during many modes of transportation to be alone with my thoughts. And without my laptop. So, when brilliance comes my way (and when i say “brilliance”, i mean odd […]
Read More →This weekend i attended a conference in Baltimore, where one of my favorite authors/people was speaking. i shamelessly weaseled my way into one of her sold-out workshops by offering to bribe her, had a total fanatic-fan moment (there may be a restraining order later), and learned more about the dog-eat-dog world of writing and publishing […]
Read More →Living the life of a hitchhiker having been picked up by a car full of clowns – i find myself in a lot of crazy stories. In fact, i would say that my life is kinda like swinging on monkey bars if the “bars” were wacko, hard-to-believe scenarios that i keep grabbing on for dear […]
Read More →This weekend much of the western world celebrated St. Patrick’s day by wearing green, drinking copious pints of green beer, and listening to Irish music bands with names like The O’Malleys and Toad in the Hole. Bands who, one night a year, are fought over by dive bar booking agents who could care less […]
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