Musing, blogging, reflecting, affirming, complaining, documenting
Monday, April 18, 2022 We’ve never been greeted by anyone with a sign at an airport before, so we were tickled to find this upon our arrival. When we left, they were still waiting for: Since it was only 6:45 a.m. when we arrived at the InterContinental Barcelona: our room wasn’t ready, so we walked … Read more
Sunday, April 17, 2022 Being the rule followers that we are, we arrived for check-in 3 hours before takeoff time. There was a small check-in snafu requiring us to step out of line and complete our Spain Travel Health forms that I thought were complete! I’m grateful to have had my laptop available to complete … Read more
My friend asked this question on her Facebook feed and I thought it was a great one to muse about: “What would be 5-10 things you would tell prospective friends about why they’d want to befriend you?” I’ve decided to do 6 of them—3 about why they’d want to friend me in real life and … Read more
A work colleague of mine started a spreadsheet in which any of our (~60) team members can tell us about their pets. With 28 people sharing so far, it’s 6 pages long and contains 68 pets, which averages out to about 2.42857 pets per person. Although Bob and I are currently without pets, my heart … Read more
Inundated by Zoom, WebEx, or BlueJeans virtual meetings, especially work-related ones that allow for Q&A time at some point—and that’s most meetings for me—I’ve been thinking a lot about this phrase: “That’s a good question!” I might go so far as to say more often than not, the person responding to a question will say … Read more
The top-3 items in my anti-bucket list are: Drink cognac or tequila I first had cognac in the south of France during a 6-week business trip I was on, and even though I desperately wanted to like it because it sounds so sophisticated to say you drink it, I found it deplorable. And tequila is … Read more
Snippets of 3 dreams I had last night: abandoned in a restaurant, a milestone realization, and an abused garbage disposal. Restaurant: We gave “business” last names instead of our own. “Mr. Red Hat, Mr. WakeMed, your table is ready. Please follow me.” The maître-d’-cum-waiter held 3 of those fat potato wedges in no container, just … Read more
I got my Invisalign braces off this week—2 months ahead of schedule—and I couldn’t be more thrilled. At the end of the appointment, the folks at Zaytoun Orthodontics handed me celebration gifts! And they’re some of the last things you’d expect to get from an orthodontist: Champagne, popcorn, and candy! True story: Squee! Juicy Fruit … Read more
Some people might call me a Pollyanna, but I’m a little bit obsessed with—and determined to recognize—implicit affirmations in my life. Two of them happened today, which I might only have noticed because I’m always on the lookout for them: A colleague whom I’ve worked with for well over a year now, but have never … Read more
Writing prompt: Start with “It’s all perfectly clear now.” It’s all perfectly clear now that I will have a successful career. With a 41-year career behind me, even if things go south in my remaining 8 months of working, that won’t change. It’s all perfectly clear now that I will be “lucky in love.” I’ve … Read more