Detail of front walkway at gate, originally uploaded by Kate O’. One of the interesting things about getting deep into any major project, like renovating a house and yard, is that new metaphors sometimes emerge throughout the process. For me,
Always make new mistakes
I have a magnet on my desk with the message “always make new mistakes.” When I saw it at Wild Oats I bought it because, at the time, I was involved in several projects at work that felt like instant
How about a REALLY happy new year?
I thought about writing a year-end update yesterday, but the truth is, not all that much of note happened. And that’s a pretty good thing, as it turns out, because I was also thinking yesterday about how I’m feeling more
Gifts that really do keep on giving
Over at Music City Bloggers, Malia asks: will all your holiday dreams come true if there’s a little velvet box waiting for you under the tree? My holiday dreams? Do not involve jewelry boxes. At all. As I said in
Thanks, Josh Ritter, for getting me ready for Monday
Monday is the anniversary of my dad’s death, again. It was a reflective time for me last year and it’s looking like it will be the same this year. I can tell because last night we went to see Josh
Odds and ends: the weekend recovery edition
I’m so lame. I never got around to posting on Blog Action Day. But my excuse is that I’ve had a real roller coaster of a week. I went from, well, managing myself on Monday to having two direct reports
What’s next? Will they trade orange for pink?
I’m kind of annoyed about the news that Home Depot is opening new stores aimed at women, but not nearly as annoyed as I am that they’re calling them “Her Depot.” I mean, seriously, wtf? I worked at Home Depot
Half-wrong? Mostly right? Natural or unnatural? Who cares if it’s funny!
Over at Music City Bloggers, we’re debating choice and levels of wrongness, among other things. Meanwhile over at the Onion, they get it half-right — well, mostly wrong, but still funny. (That last one reminds me of a postcard I
National Coming Out Day, again
Is it already October 11th? Sheesh, the year flies by. Well, anyway, that means it’s time again for National Coming Out Day! I’m pretty swamped with work projects, though, so I’m going to cop out and link back to last
Are zee French rude? Mais non!
Jae got me thinking (in a way totally unrelated to what she was talking about) about how I found myself thinking fondly of the U.S. a few times while we were in Paris and Amsterdam. Not of the government, mind