Excerpt from a work in progress This was my moment: choke or breathe. Either the cubed potato would slip down my throat or clog up my air filter. So far, my soul hadn’t bailed out on me. Thoughts continued to light up my brain while my fatalistic, internal drama queen ranted on about the end… Continue reading
Date Archives → October 2011
The Alternate Universe of the 99 Percent
I am a member of the 99-percent club, a part-time worker, poverty wage earner, with more time than money to spend. On my never-ending search for more part-time work, yesterday rubber met the road when Gladys GPS and I followed Google’s convoluted directions to a 2 p.m. interview in a different state – of confusion…. Continue reading
Clueless About Remotes
How many remotes does it take to change a channel? It depends upon what mode you’re in: DVD, TV, TiVo, or DVR (Digital Video Recorder). When it comes to remotes, I’m usually in split-spleen mode because my technological knowledge only includes TV on and off, channel up and down and volume loud and soft. I… Continue reading