Bananas. But not what you think.

September 17, 2015
go-bananas
Those who know me are well aware that I really don't like to do chores. I'll do almost ANYTHING to postpone doing them, and that includes surfing the internet for...
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Moving West: Purgatory

September 16, 2015
Chapter 7 Still trying to get to the section of Pac Hell called Purgatory As I sorted and organized my cozy little office office, time flew by. It was already 4PM and...
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Not a member of the paper-less society.

September 11, 2015
office-organizing
When you invite a professional organizer and neatnik to stay for a week, you really ought to begin organizing your office sooner than two days before. Or buy a lock...
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Where did our dignity go?

September 10, 2015
writing-advice
It started when I was approached for a blog campaign to tout wearing no underpants. That's right: going commando. The post was sponsored by a toilet paper company that...
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Moving West: remember party lines?

September 9, 2015
Chapter 6 Remember party lines? At the end of the last chapter, the boxes were piling up and I had begun to unpack, not knowing what I'd find because Bob got tired of...
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Are you an enabler?

September 7, 2015
enabler
It's always a surprise to me when people--parents, friends, anyone, really--fail to set limits for themselves or for their children -- or for anyone in their lives. They...
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Teachers of life, teachers of love

September 5, 2015
I ran across this bag in Maui on the weekend that Oliver Sacks and Wayne Dyer began their next great adventure. It struck me that they were two men who made their work...
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Enough about me

September 4, 2015
enough-about-me
These days, I find myself increasing critical of those with whom I spend my time. Critical, not in the fault-finding sense, but in the "assessment" sense. I'm not sure...
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Toughen up!

September 3, 2015
I was 16 when I had my first professional editor, on a weekly column about my high school in my town's weekly newspaper. I was paid $2 for each column, probably about...
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Always be yourself

September 1, 2015
Not too long ago, a friend referred me to a book she'd read. This is what she said: The writer makes me think of you. It's a woman who decides to go for it, in a big...
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