Ruminations on Self-Employment: Staying Upbeat… or, not.
Lorena
One of my old Regional Managers, back when I worked at a Big Box Bookstore, used to say that “energy comes from the top.” Meaning, the cashiers aren’t going to…
Bill
Five phrases I’ve taken to heart
There is nothing neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so. Shakespeare, from Hamlet. I think that’s true. A lot of what happens around, to, or because of us…
Funniest line about having cancer
(Originally posted February 19, 2006) Bill, yesterday: “I told my doctor I was more interested in quality of life, and not longevity. I kind of assumed he’d understand that ‘quality…
And though I cried I was so proud to love a man so rare
(Originally posted on May 2, 2007) He died about a month ago While winter filled the air And though I cried I was so proud To love a man so…
The roads we’ve driven
(Originally posted June 2, 2005) The roads we’ve driven All the stories we could tell If it all blows up and goes to hell I wish that we could sit…
You think
(Originally posted on April 4, 2007) You think You think to yourself, this sucks. And it does. You think to yourself, this isn’t fair. And it isn’t. You think to…
Transcend this
(Originally posted on May 21, 2007) Transcend this Here’s a Bill story that I couldn’t tell at his memorial service. When I was in the 11th grade, I went to…