Category Archives: Life

  I came across this quote today when I was looking for something else, and I thought about this blog, and how I hadn’t had a lot of time to write in the last couple of months. Even without working … Continue reading →

Many years ago, I told my friend Ben that what I really wanted to be when I grew up was to be one of those people who you saw writing all day in a Starbucks. Be careful what you wish … Continue reading →

I thought of this Natalie Dee cartoon on the way home tonight. At some point, I became absolutely terrible at using the phone. I think we all have. I hate to talk on the phone anymore. I think it started … Continue reading →

… thank you, I’ll be here all week. Try the veal. In what I’m now dubbing “The Season of Jacque,” I decided to do a few of those things that I’ve always wanted to do, but for whatever reason, I … Continue reading →

(If you don’t know the joy of deleting this program from a computer, I sort of feel sorry for you.) As America’s Champion of Procrastination, instead of writing three brief papers, here we go … P reminded me this morning … Continue reading →

This morning, I got up early, straightened my hair, put on a dress and drove down to the unemployment office to be there when they started processing claims. I got there 15 minutes early, and there was already a line. … Continue reading →

“It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.” In case you’re just joining us … In the last five months, my mother died following what should have been outpatient surgery … Continue reading →