I learned something new today. From Macklemore. And my teenage son. We were in the car. Macklemore’s Thrift Shop was playing. (Warning! Bad language!) Before it gets to the profanity and obscenity, just before, there’s a catchy beat and lyrics I could make out: “I’m gonna pop some tags.” Hmmm…I wondered out loud…what does that […]
Mouth Like a Puppet
At 1:09: If we want to hear you talk, I will shove my arm up your a$$ and work your mouth like a puppet. There are times I want to say that to someone. I am certain I never will, so posting it here is going to have to do.
Little Johnny is Coming Along!
I attended summer camp from a very early age. When I became a counselor at camp, I got to see some of the behind-the-scenes activities in the operation. One of those activities was the camp director’s pep talk (or, perhaps, the reading of the riot act) the night before Visiting Day. On Visiting Day, parents, […]
Polite Persistence
I help a lot of students with their job searches. I like doing it. Who doesn’t love sharing the I-wish-I-knew-this-when-I-was-your-age wisdom? One of the key tenets in job search is “polite persistence.” My friend and HR expert Liz Ryan describes polite persistence brilliantly. She recounts stories of people who got no response more than a […]
Pride-Swallowing Siege
The first fifteen seconds: “You don’t know what it’s like to me be ME out here for YOU. It’s an up-at-dawn, pride-swallowing siege that I will NEVER fully tell you about.” For several years, this rant captured how I felt as a mother. I did tell the offspring about it, but, I suppose, as Jerry […]
Dear Kitten
I like this (commercial) adaptation of the Sad Cat Diary: At 0:50: “It’s like sleeping surrounded by underwear.”
Humble and Kind
I have this song stuck in my head. At 1:25 “Let yourself feel the pride, but always stay humble and kind.”