By Mary on Sep 15, 2009 in cheap distraction, killer trees?!, lists, politricks, report from the field, tips, ugh | 4 Comments
Man oh man, what a month. Sickness, death and packing tape, and — most recently — a fateful combination of bike + steep hill + pothole + blue Toyota + concrete + my face. Settle down, I typed ‘fateful’ not ‘fatal,’ and the ER doc gave me a handy list of brain damage symptoms to [...]
By Mary on Jun 18, 2009 in a worthy ponder, lists, tips | 8 Comments
Ha, so, this. I don’t condone crazed overreaction to innocent mistakes, nor do I “row with a lot of other women who share the same first name,” but I may as well take this opportunity to lay out the guidelines for using my nickname, which, if you have to ask “what’s your nickname,” the answer [...]
By Mary on Feb 28, 2009 in tips | 1 Comment
If you’re starting to feel the cold gnaw of inadequacy w/r/t a fresh-faced young thing who has published a noteworthy book at a very tender age, and who seems to have a nice wardrobe and attractive hair and dazzling marketing to boot, STOP.
PERFORM SOME BASIC INTERNET RESEARCH.
Whether it is rational or not, you will feel [...]