Midlife Musings
Fortysomething. If my life were a TV show, that would be the title, and these are the episodes. Or maybe I am just having an episode.
Everything they don't put in the brochure for your 40s. Work situations that make your blood boil, body changes nobody prepared you for, pop culture opinions held with unreasonable conviction, and the general absurdity of being a grown woman who still hasn't figured out what she wants to be when she grows up. Honest, unfiltered, and occasionally petty in ways that are entirely justified.-
COVID-19 or Go Home – Life in the Pandemic Age
I am lucky that I work for a company that actually gives a shit about their employees. I mean, they look at the bottom line when making decisions, but they weigh their decisions against the scale of the effect the decision will have on the people. I have worked for companies that on the surface look like they care, but when the shit hits the fan, it’s the non-salaried workers that pay the price.
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Beware the Ides of March
An ill wind is blowing… quite literally. The spread of the corona virus is imminent, despite what the American public wants to believe. It can happen to any of us. I return to work tomorrow. I have concerns over what I will encounter.
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Fuck Valentine’s Day
Fuck Valentine’s Day. Who needs it? In the days leading up to this puffy pink holiday of jaded love, I was bombarded with ads reminding me that I wasn’t complete unless I was celebrating this holiday with someone special. So I am. As I sit alone, at the bar of my favorite drafthouse movie theater, drinking a beer and waiting to see a movie, I am spending time with me.
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Google Music is the Compact Solution for the Missing De La Soul Albums
Digital music is life. We are officially in 2020 and if you haven’t got a subscription to Spotify, or Apple Music, or some other streaming service, then you are living in the dark ages. Or perhaps you’re just living off the grid, which then this is irrelevant content for you anyway.
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Decay of a Decade: Looking Back and Setting Better Goals
It is that time of year – the day before the New Year, time to take stock and plan ahead. In particular, it is time to evaluate the last 10 years and figure out how to better approach the years to come. I figure I can’t do much worse than I already have, what do I have to lose?
