Many people fear a top, older (late 50s maybe) female executive I know, she’s very cut-throat, short-tempered and seemingly overall bitter. Though very good at what she does, difficult to work with … kind of like if Ebenezer Scrooge was a woman I suppose. She’s unmarried and I’d always assumed never had kids because there [...]
Archive > December 2008
Eating on the Run
As I was leaving work for lunch, I was cut off by a Porsche leaving McDonalds’ parking lot. “No big”, I thought, “It’s a Porsche and will surely move it, right?” Yeah, wrong! The driver was apparently having problems getting past first gear to get through the intersection and in the left (formally fast) lane [...]
Appetite Robbing Appetizers
At our family gatherings, caloric hors d’oeuvres are a huge temptation. It seems that everyone brings something to snack on before the big meal, mixed nuts and chocolate cookies from grandma, cheese and crackers from sisters, chips from mom, the list goes on. Typically the meal itself is not too sinful, everything before it is. [...]