On the Sixth Day of China: A Job for Everyone

Anyone who has been to China for more than one day would find it difficult to classify China as a communist country. Hell, you don't even need to go to China to know that it's not. Just look at all the billionaires buying up all the property in the United States and Canada. You didn't … Continue reading On the Sixth Day of China: A Job for Everyone →

New Old Name, Identical Unique Personality

As of one hour ago, I officially have a new name. Well, more accurately, I officially have my old name back. I left my ex-husband over seven years ago, but until about two years ago, I didn't want to go back to my maiden name. My acquired surname was too cool. I liked it for … Continue reading New Old Name, Identical Unique Personality →

Say What? Edition 7: More Than Words

No, this post is not an ode to that old Extreme song, although it's still a great one! The post is a little bit about "code switching," I started hearing about everywhere a few years ago. Code switching refers to the verbal portion of the many personas we all have. The words we choose, the way … Continue reading Say What? Edition 7: More Than Words →

A Not-So-Little Pat on the Back

This post is a brag because this is my blog and I'll brag if I want to. Also, I post plenty of embarrassing or unflattering content about myself, so I don't think anyone can fault me for publicly praising my accomplishments. I am now a Senior Technical Writer at LogRhythm. I started less than two … Continue reading A Not-So-Little Pat on the Back →

What Is It I Do Exactly?

I don't know about you, readers, but it's taken me years to really remember/know/understand what most of my friends do for a living. Some of them don't really know what I do either. And hell, I dated someone for many years and never quite understood what he did. Probably that's because he generally slept in … Continue reading What Is It I Do Exactly? →

The Novel: New Year, New Project

I didn't choose a New Year's resolution, but a resolution chose me. I'm coauthoring a YA novel. This is an unexpected turn brought about in part by reading No Country for Old Men and by a personal and highly controversial project Ironman was working on. No, none of that is supposed to make sense to … Continue reading The Novel: New Year, New Project →

Sanctuary 2.0: Gratitude

Ok, yes, it's cliché to write about what you are thankful for on Thanksgiving. Several-years-ago-me would have rolled my eyes at the thought, just as I rolled my eyes at all things holiday related because of the commercialism and forced nature of it. I still despise the commercial side and don't decorate or celebrate in … Continue reading Sanctuary 2.0: Gratitude →

The Death of a Company

Today, two years and ten months of hard work, passion, organization, learning, training, development, trial-and-error, testing, experimenting, data entry, writing, editing, frustration, excitement, and thrill, are rendered meaningless. When the CEO and COO of Medallion Learning called me on May 5th around 10 in the morning to tell me the company was shutting down, I … Continue reading The Death of a Company →