Many of you are familiar with Dr. Suess’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Since its publication in 1990, it has become the go-to gift for wave after wave of matriculated seniors stepping forth into the great, wide world. Wise words–that rhyme– wrapped and tied with a bow. Meant for children of all ages, it is filled…
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The First Rule of Ex-Pat Club
Ex-pat postings are a bit like a revolving door; there’s always someone coming, someone going, entering, exiting, getting stuck with their nose pressed against the glass with a look of horrified Oh-My-God-I’ve-Just-Made-The-Worst-Mistake-of-My-Life on their face. Spinning around, sometimes missing the chance to jump out, sometimes escaping to the lobby for a few years of respite,…
How to Make Friends and Influence People
Real friends will tell you when you’ve got a chin hair that needs plucking. Or when you have spinach in your teeth. Real friends will tell you when you’re being stupid or ridiculous or over-analytical or when you are flogging an already dead and decaying horse. Real friends will tell you to look on the…
Divine Secrets of the Punk Rock Sisterhood, Part II
This is part II of a two part post. You can read Part I here: Divine Secrets of the Punk Rock Sisterhood, Part I Heather and I both dropped out of University after our freshman year. We had our own reasons. Mine were financial, hers were not. Though fractures had started to crack the surface…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 