So, I started this post intending to talk about my latest reality TV obsession, "Project Runway." I was planning to guess the final three (Christian, Jillian and Rami…sorry Chris!) and even go so far as to predict the winner (Christian…sorry Jillian!)
But show me something shiny and I’m distracted. In this case, a co-worker moseyed on over [...]
My last longterm relationship didn’t end so well, so I have no problem spending Valentine’s Day by myself this year.
As far as Valentine’s Day goes, I can usually take it or leave it. This year, however, is different. I discovered a rack of good-sized heart-shaped message cookies at Shaws in Milford the other day, [...]
I have a unique vantage point in the newsroom. When the golden sun of late afternoon starts trickling in before the sunset, it generally focuses directly on my screen.
Most of the times, the blinds are pulled, tight, so the evening rolls in without my noticing it. But when the newsroom is feeling a little starved for [...]
A few winters ago, fresh off heartbreak upon heartbreak and feeling hollowed-out from it all, a friend of mine invited me to an Anti-Valentine’s Day poetry reading.
You had to bring sad poetry, angry poetry, heartbroken or triumphant poetry.
A lot of folks cheated a bit and brought the lyrics to favorite songs, but read as [...]
I’m a little bit obsessed with bacon, and it’s become a bit of a legend in the newsroom. So much so that I received holiday gifts from co-workers at Christmas that included a "What would bacon do?" spinning wheel - sort of like a magic eight-ball. You spin the strip and sometimes it lands on [...]