Monthly Archives: June 2006

Summer nannies, camps and sleeping till noon

Last week, I worked for an hour here and there at the Panera at Barracks Road. The boy is taking behind the wheel at the school and while he drives, I fire up the laptop and take advantage of free … Continue reading

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The “make do” attitude in the corporate world

I befuddled a boss, once. He wanted to know why we, the team, hadn’t brought to his attention the fact that we were sharing single versions of software, that we had ridiculous, time-consuming computer problems and other technical roadblocks standing … Continue reading

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The evolution of friendship

Think about the people with whom you are friends. If you just met them today, would you become friends? I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about friendships; how they happen and how they evolve, over time. Most of the … Continue reading

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Just Ducky!

We redid the kids’ bathroom in ducks of the rubber variety. It all started with coordinated shower curtain, bath mat, toothbrush holder, hand towels and tissue box cover we found at Target before our stuff even arrived in the moving … Continue reading

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Fathers’ Day

Happy Fathers’ Day to some of my favorite dads: my dad, of course, and Mark, my husband, also Dave, Grandpa, Jim, Bob, Jeff, Bill/Jim, Jerry, Shawn, John, Greg, Rob, Pete, J., Dan, Craig, David, Paul, Dennis, Matt, Kurt, Michael, Jeff … Continue reading

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