Today I am going to share with you a short piece I wrote almost ten years ago about perception, judgment and rationalization. I wrote it at a time when I had deep thoughts – alas, that period has come and gone. These days responding to my name is about as deep as I get. I [...]
Author: Ms. C
Under 42??
I admit it - I went to the fair. I wasn’t going to seeing as my idea of an exciting fair ride is the carousel and since I had already thrown out my deep-fried cheesecake coupon. But Sarah and Dusty were taking Cheyenne and I thought at the very least I could live vicariously through [...]
Get to the point
My buddy, Dave (who I love and adore and who exhibits the patience of a saint in dealing with me), told me a few months back that I needed to leave shorter phone messages and just “get to the point”. It was one of those mea culpa moments when you know you are guilty and [...]
Do 5 things…
No doubt you have been hearing about it - H1N1 - more notoriously known as the swine flu. The World Health Organization declared a pandemic back in June. Another wave is expected during flu season (that is approximately ten weeks away). At this point it is difficult to tell how powerful this next wave will [...]
There is a process…
Today is a day for laughter. Tomorrow my blog will be about as serious as I ever get. I have to be at the campus today at 7:30 AM to prepare for an 8:00 AM meeting. I am not a fan of early AM meetings, in fact I think they are a crime against nature…they [...]
The Monthly “Visit”
Well there it was again, like clockwork – that time of the month had arrived again all too soon. I absolutely dread it and I am so happy when it is over because I know I have a whole month before I’ll have to experience it again. But what can I really do about it…it [...]
OMG – WTF!
I teach in the land of acronyms – emergency management (which has its own acronym – EM). We have so many acronyms in EM that we have to have a book that lists them all. The book, titled FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms, features 4,200 acronyms on 160 pages. You gotta’ love that they have [...]
THE NEW FORTY 