I love to cook. I find it meditative and a chance for me to express myself, try new things and discover new flavors. Along with main dishes, I find adding something to the dish that necessarily isn't in the dish but would make a good accompaniment and add an extra elevation of flavor is the… Continue reading The Side Hustle
Standing on the Rim Of The World
In my youth and early adulthood, I spent my summers working up in Yosemite at various family camps. These were my wonder years. A series of devastating fires wiped out one camp, damaged another, and destroyed acres and acres of land that I called home (and in my heart still do). Just outside the camps,… Continue reading Standing on the Rim Of The World
Lessons Learned from Interviewing
I won’t talk about my current job, mostly because what I want to share here is what lead me to this job and the lessons about work-life balance that I have learned along the way. Today I’m writing about the job interview process. And it’s a process. Over my 26 year career I have dabbled… Continue reading Lessons Learned from Interviewing
Is time really on your side?
Psst….hey, you..yes you, the one with the hair. Come here. Closer, closer, (whispers) did you know that we are still in a Pandemic? (turns the volume back up) yeah, me too. Believe it or not, some good has come out of this clusterfuck we’re in. One of the results has been in response to hundreds… Continue reading Is time really on your side?
No is a complete sentence.
Thank you is being polite about it. It starts out innocently enough… you go to a grocery store, clothing store, shoe store any kind of store really and you know what you want (or maybe you don’t-and when you don't or can't find what you're looking for there's no one around to ask for help)… Continue reading No is a complete sentence.
Do Rose Bushes suffer from Vertigo?
My mother is disappointed that she has two children and neither one has a green thumb. She’s a Master Gardener and Not. One. Child. has taken to it. Don’t get me wrong I like flowers and plants, they just don’t like me. The running joke is that flowers and plants come to my house to… Continue reading Do Rose Bushes suffer from Vertigo?
Balancing Cat 