Some people must have gotten the wrong end of the turkey over the holiday. By Monday, they were in full road-rage mode. First, I pulled across a lane I thought was one way. An older “gentleman” in a Camry was far enough away to not hit me. Yet, he reacted like I sunk his battleship. …
Three T’s: Tribute Thursday for Trina
Our boys were in the same kindergarten class. How could I not notice Trina walking in with her super-cute hair and retro wool jackets with buttons the size of Red Flyer wheels? One day, she asked if I wanted to join her and another mom named Heather for Saturday walks. What? I’m getting asked by …
Play the $50M game
Well hey! I'm still here, just really busy. In fact, I'm working on a speech called "Don't Let Your Sanity Check Bounce" right now. I'm giving that speech as an audition on Friday and ran across this game we love to play. Here's how it goes: You just won $50 million in the lottery. What …
Busy is as busy does
Okay, I don't even know what that means. All I know is I got busted zoning out yesterday. Here's how that went:ME: Come on, dude! It's JUST a potato.STEVEN: Mom, who are you talking to?ME: The microwave.THREE POSITIVES:1- Just bought tickets to Barrett's documentary screening tomorrow night at the Portland Art Museum. I'm making the …
Caution for weekend: Don’t drink science
Planning on binge drinking some serious science this weekend? Looks like you might be able eat science, too. Hope you all have a marv weekend of consuming things that are edible.THREE POSITIVES:1- Liv and I had the best date last night. We (gasp) went shopping. I hate shopping, but I needed jeans. When I looked …
Tribute Thursday goes to Barrett Rudich
Funny how some mistakes just aren’t. I dialed a wrong number 14 years ago, and Barrett Rudich answered. I thought I was dialing Portfolio, an agency that staffs creatives. But instead, I reached Portfolio Productions, Barrett’s creative services company. “What kind of job are you looking for?” he said. “Copywriter,” I said. “I hire copywriters!” …
It’s hot mess Wednesday
Was there a random weirdo moon out last night? We all woke up out of sorts. Brian and I jumped Steven's case over his lackluster lunch-eating skills. Liv woke up whimpering and dissolved in a steady string of tears over the same subject. I started to get jumped up about the morning until I saw …
The runaway week
My week ran way faster than any runaway bunny. Letting go is yet another cancer-inspired lesson, so I'm not busting my own chops over the fact that I did not write "Tribute Thursday" this week. You know why? Because my friend Trina closed her eyes when I took her picture. She's fabulous and like no …
It’s Tribute Thursday: Here’s to Xena the Warrior Princess
Something overcame me in the fall of last year. I couldn’t stop thinking about my dream dog. The thing is, I didn’t even want a dog. I wanted this dog. Ever since I met a bull terrier named Plait in Copenhagen in the ‘80s, I had been obsessed with those pointy dogs. So I started …
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This Jackie starts stuff
It’s Tribute Thursday ya’ll! That means I share a portrait of the people who make the world a better place, especially our world. So here goes…Just after an art director called my portfolio “unfortunate,” I met Jackie Mathys. She was supplying creative talent to the Portland advertising world, which I wasn’t exactly setting on fire. …
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