Dr. B has a couple of good posts about blogging, anonymity, employee-employer relationships, and more. Whenever I mention to people that someone got fired for blogging, they almost always say, well, they deserved it for being so stupid. And, like Dr. B and many of her commenters, I think more needs to be done to…

To whomever made coffee at work this morning: you are a saint. Unfortunately, had to settle for fat-free non-dairy creamer. Last night, the electricity went out. I had drifted off to sleep when all of a sudden, I heard screaming and loud beeping. The kids had not yet drifted off to sleep and started screaming…

I have printed out 25 pages. I will revise it. When I’m done, it should be longer. Simple strategy. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

Very good article by Frank Rich this morning. Go read it. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

In (hopefully) sequential order: blogwritego to grocery storeeatreviselaundry (which can happen concurrently with other activities)more writing–need to get away from it! tomorrow. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

Yeah, I know these two people don’t seem related, but you never know. Last night, Geeky Boy and I went to the requisite Harry Potter festivities at the bookstore. Last time we did this, we ran into an old schoolmate of his, whom he proceeded to run around with the whole time while I sat…

Regular readers might remember that I’m leafing through my old journals. I found this entry from sometime in August, 1988. Songs that Might Make You CryIf I Laugh–Cat StevensAlison–Elvis CostelloMessage in a Bottle–PoliceAll My Love–Led ZeppelinShe’s Always a Woman–Billy JoelNo one is watching you now–‘Til TuesdayWith or Without You–U2Just You n Me–ChicagoLast Night I Dreamt…

This evening after dinner, Geeky Boy suddenly launched into a discussion about the whole Karl Rove/Valerie Plame affair. I’d reproduce it, Bitch, Ph.D.-style, but it was way too complicated. At first, GB didn’t quite get how Karl Rove was in trouble; he didn’t seem to have anything to do with it. Then I explained how…

I love my family, but honestly, I think I could have lived alone. When I was a senior in college, I lived in an apartment by myself, largely thanks to my boyfriend dumping me, but still I think it was the best thing that could have happened to me. It’s sort of ironic because I…

I don’t know if you’ve notice the page count going down over there, but it is. Writing is going. There will be no revising until the weekend. I only look back a sentence or two to pick up the story. There is no editing. I turn this piece in to my writer’s group on Sept.…