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Well, I've been invited back for the coveted second interview - the one they told me there wouldn't be when I inquired. So, OK, I get that this is a Good Thing. But what in the name of heck are they likely to ask me about this time around? I already interviewed with four separate people and asked every question *I* could think of. I'll ( Read more... )

URGENT CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN PERÚ ( Read more... )

A writer's view of Germany today ( Read more... )

Dang, I meant to go out this evening, but had myself a glass of wine when I got home from gallivanting about all afternoon before I remembered this plan, so here I sit, because 'twould not be a good thing to drive now, especially the distance involved to go to the event I wanted to go to - over an hour's drive away...

Not the end of the world, I

'California Healthy Pets Act' Assures Unintended Consequences: Elimination of Healthy Pets ( Read more... )

Yep, the damn dishwasher flooded the kitchen floor yet again.

I swear, this whole thing is the nightmare that just won't end .

Budgie, you've got the right idea to just use the dishwashers at the end of your arms ;->

So, it turns out that not just one but two former boyfriends, including the only man I've ever been engaged to, have become ministers of one persuasion or the other since we were together.  I wonder what that means...?

I tried looking up my last boyfriend from my college days when I was at my last reunion, and found the Reverend and Mrs. So-and-So ( Read more... )

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If you hear something negative about a particular person, it's always a good idea to speak to that person directly to find out what *their* side of the story is. Often, that's quite different from the picture that is painted about them or a particular situation by others, and learning their side may very well influence your own point of view about ( Read more... )