Boss: Not Me


I never have really enjoyed being called someone's boss; being introduced as "this is my boss" has always made me just a bit uncomfortable in the moment. I don't think of myself as a boss. Frankly, most days, I think I can only effectively be the boss of myself, let alone anyone else. I will … Continue reading Boss: Not Me

A Kick In the “Pans”


I love to bake. I find the process relaxing, it smells good, and the outcome makes people happy. I fancy myself quite a good cookie maker, though pies, cakes and other desserts also make their way out of my oven and into an office or party or some other function. Sometimes though, it smells too … Continue reading A Kick In the “Pans”

The Great Flood of 2010


The floods of March 2010 effected the entire state of Rhode Island regardless of where anyone lived. In our neighborhood basements that had never flooded were filled. Our house was built in 1925 and nary a drop of water entered the foundation walls in all those years. But this time, it was water, water, everywhere. … Continue reading The Great Flood of 2010

Audrey Reed


There may be a few more posts about college. There are some more thank you's to take care of during that time of my life. How many of would have been able to finish college without financial aid? I relied on it, it was the only way I was going to be the first in … Continue reading Audrey Reed

Winter Hayrides


I've been enjoying writing about and reminiscing about my days as a college student. Today is no different, and though the post is a bit shorter, it's no less important to me. In college I was a Resident Assistant, an RA, for three years. It was at a time when undergraduates served as RA's and … Continue reading Winter Hayrides

Intramurals, Life Changing?!


My freshman year of college was not particularly noteworthy in any way. I went to, what was then, a small college in the lovely green mountains of Vermont. It was five hours from my home in Warwick, RI (unless my brother Kevin was driving and then it was a couple of hours closer). My parents, … Continue reading Intramurals, Life Changing?!

YouTube vs. VHS


Lots of people use YouTube videos in presentation, teachers, motivational speakers, CEO's. It's a quick, and now very easy way to illustrate, in this very visual world, a point of view or an example of what not to do. But before there was YouTube, there was VHS. Remember those rectangle boxes with shiny cardboard covers, … Continue reading YouTube vs. VHS

match.com My A**


In May of 2004 I went to national conference in Washington DC for work.  There was a group of about six of us who traveled together for the 4-day trip.  Among those traveling were one of my immediate co-workers, Lauren, and our boss, Mary.  We'd been working together for six years so knew each other enough … Continue reading match.com My A**

match.com My A**


In May of 2004 I went to national conference in Washington DC for work.  There was a group of about six of us who traveled together for the 4-day trip.  Among those traveling were one of my immediate co-workers, Lauren, and our boss, Mary.  We'd been working together for six years so knew each other enough … Continue reading match.com My A**

Every Day Sacred


In 1997 I was living alone in Barre, Vermont. And when I say living alone, it was alone. I'd taken a job with the Department of Education in Montpelier. It was a good job and landed me back in Vermont where I thought I would live forever. The problem was I didn't know anyone in … Continue reading Every Day Sacred