Wise Words for the Week

I have a neice who lives in the DC area and she is a high school senior.  One of her many extracurricular activities, is singing on her school’s concert choir.  As the choir prepares for several big events this holiday season, the director sends home a sheet of...

Everybody’s Gotta Work

Cynthia, is that you girl????  Well, alright now. I’d never heard of Woman Within, but apparently they sell plus size clothing and somehow I ended up on their mailing list.  They must be like a second step cousin to Lane Bryant or Ashley Stewart.  Never one to...

A Bargain or a Bust?

Yesterday, I hustled over to the mall with my coworker to check out some furniture.  She’s looking to redo an area in her home and we’d had great success last year with the clearance area of a Value City Furniture store very close to the job.  So,...

Listening in on Members of the Talented Tenth

Every summer, my federal agency is amongst the many places that recruits and accepts a crop of college and high school students for internships.  A small part of my job here is to assist with the program, and since I’m in the director’s office, I normally...

A Repost By Request: Somebody lead me to FedEx!

I wrote this post in 2007, and to date, I get the most email requests to repost it, as well as searches on the blog for it.  I’m at the office deep, deep into a pile of work, so here’s an oldie but goodie.  Hope the newer members of the blog family enjoy,...

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