Pop quiz: Who besides me remembers Talking Heads as one of the better groups from the 80’s? Yeah, I’m old, and their lyrics were bizarre, but they were so damned much fun to listen to. They inspired a lot of car dancing in my day, including their song Psycho Killer. (How’s that for the name…
Pushing Buttons
Some days I have to bite my tongue so hard I wonder how I can still talk. If you do anything where you have to deal with the public, you know what I mean. My “day” job is on the phones. 99% of those calls are people in a dire situation and I represent the…
Cheap Isn’t A Four-Letter Word
For those of you on my FB feed, you already know I did a poll asking for title feedback. While there were only two serious contenders, Cheap Isn’t a Four-Letter Word won out over Little Money, Big Life, by a margin of about two-to-one. I like both, but want something that’ll stand out in a…
Crewel Intentions
Some days you mean well, but things don’t go exactly as planned. This week’s been kind of a blur. Work’s been insanely dead – as in, two hours at a time of twiddling my thumbs. It’s the nature of the business; you switch that off with the occasional, “Hmmm… do I dare factor in time…
Alive and Chicken
This week pushed my limits. All I can say is, thank God for antibiotics and a walk-in clinic. And a Health Savings Account card that followed me past the old job. Sometimes it’s the little stuff that’ll get you. I felt enough better today I managed to actually cook both a meal (well, homemade chicken…