thoughts
-
Busting Through Road Blocks
Anyone who has written knows the pain of facing a creative block. Sometimes it happens right when you least expect it; in the middle of a paragraph, right before a deadline, or when a project depends on the wording and suddenly you have no direction. The most common one for me, and my least favorite,… Continue reading
-
“One question haunts and hurts too much mention, was I seeking good or was I just seeking attention?”I read a very interesting article this morning that dealt with promotions in the business world. Apparently a scientist in Great Britain has discovered a correlation between hard-hearted people and people who get the promotions. People were divided… Continue reading
-
I don’t understand why the people in my parents’ generation have any difficulty with computers. I don’t understand why a large portion of them can’t do more than exactly what they were shown to do. I really don’t understand why they blame every electrical problem on the computer. So I asked! And this is how… Continue reading
-
I took one last look at the clock in the corner of the computer screen. With only five minutes until the office closed, my only hope was to get her the right pair and convince her that I was right. As I stood to offer my help, her son came charging through with a puzzle… Continue reading
-
The Harvey Girls
One of my favorite movies is The Harvey Girls about the waitresses in the Harvey Houses that cropped up around railways. In one of the earliest scenes the heroine, played by Judy Garland, emerges from the train looking fresh faced and smiling. She begins to sing of the wonderful trip and how refreshed she feels… Continue reading