I will graduate with two Master's degrees next June. I'll be done with all the requirements by May.
This year, I will also turn 40.
With two such milestones within six months, I feel like these events mean more than their individual accomplishments. I feel like I am simultaneously on the verge of great change, but also small movements.
Clearly, all this Meaning of Life reflection is a sign my psyche is ready for big change, and I am getting ready for a new plan. Watch this space...
Showing posts with label a plan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a plan. Show all posts
Jul 28, 2012
Jul 22, 2012
5 Year Plan
As in "I need a new one" and "I haven't the first clue what that looks like."
I am so spoiled.
My new boss met with me before her vacation to ask about my development plans. I knew this day was going to come when I would be asked this question. I really need to put some more thought into this. And by that, I mean, I really need to get my sh*t together and start asking, interviewing, researching.
Isn't is so surprising that solutions don't find you, but you have to find them? Lazy, selfish solutions...
I am so spoiled.
My new boss met with me before her vacation to ask about my development plans. I knew this day was going to come when I would be asked this question. I really need to put some more thought into this. And by that, I mean, I really need to get my sh*t together and start asking, interviewing, researching.
Isn't is so surprising that solutions don't find you, but you have to find them? Lazy, selfish solutions...
Jun 17, 2012
Mar 25, 2012
A Sign You May Be Failing
Since 2009, I've started every year with a "performance review" of my life. I was inspired by Chris Guillebeau and by all the career counselors I saw while laid off. It's an excellent exercise to help me live with intent and not fritter away all my spare time watching Masterpiece Theater (Oh, Little Dorrit!). It also is a nice arsenal of evidence to have for those times when I am feeling especially bad or especially good and think it has always been so. A spreadsheet of my goals and accomplishments is a tangible reminder of where I've struggled and succeeded.
It is almost April and I have just started to put pen to paper on my plan for 2012. Something I never realized: not having a spreadsheet is also a good reminder, in this case, that I'm sucking at the career/life balance goals.
It is almost April and I have just started to put pen to paper on my plan for 2012. Something I never realized: not having a spreadsheet is also a good reminder, in this case, that I'm sucking at the career/life balance goals.
Aug 3, 2011
I Will Fall in Love With Everything That Annoys Me
I love love love this premise. I first heard this on the radio and confess it is much more powerful if you just listen and don't watch. Particularly when the violins hit.
Jul 13, 2011
In Which I Continue to Mature
I have finally accepted that any task I need to get done at home in the evenings after a relentless day of work will be prefaced with a solid 60" of total brainless crap and self-indulgence. Much like gorging on Snickers and Skittles before sitting down to a dinner of undressed salad and water. No matter how committed I am on my commute home to "hit the ground running" or how carefully I plan out my moves (drop bag at door, kiss Beloved, change into grubs, boot up computer, turn on drip irrigation, research for 40", turn off drip irrigation, dinner...), I always lose an hour to mindless mind stretching...like blog posts :)
May 31, 2011
Planning the Future
I want more creativity in my career.
I love, love socializing with my fellow graduate students and talking about rhetoric and ethics and testing and...you get the picture. I'm not swapping potato salad recipes; I like the discourse. I like sitting with a pile of peer-reviewed research and pulling it all together in my own review/white paper.
I like working on something that isn't the staid, dry, exact science I've been practicing for so long.
I like playing my ukulele with my BIL.
Ugh. The desperate, keening need for change can be so exhausting sometimes, no?
I love, love socializing with my fellow graduate students and talking about rhetoric and ethics and testing and...you get the picture. I'm not swapping potato salad recipes; I like the discourse. I like sitting with a pile of peer-reviewed research and pulling it all together in my own review/white paper.
I like working on something that isn't the staid, dry, exact science I've been practicing for so long.
I like playing my ukulele with my BIL.
Ugh. The desperate, keening need for change can be so exhausting sometimes, no?
Apr 11, 2011
In Session
I enrolled in two courses this term and, boy howdy, I sure am creating some space under my shrink wrap. One of the courses is "writing intensive" and the other is just plain cool and awesome and let's me work with a not-for-profit and call it a class assignment.
I am also, simultaneously, trying to lay-in some serious ground work on the independent study I want to do over the summer with the professor for the plain cool and awesome class. We/I am going to try to develop a short writing assignment I completed for another of his courses from two terms ago into a full paper. At the time, he had encouraged me to consider publishing it and offered to supervise my efforts as part of an independent study. But work, and winter, and oh-my-gosh-that-will-be-so-much-work! However, since I'm trying to "create space" to prepare for the second Master's program I'll be starting in the fall, I decided to go for it. When I approached him last week, he commented that he was really disappointed I hadn't been more enthusiastic about it at the time b/c he thought it was such a good idea.
While it is still just as much work as it was before and nothing else in my life has changed besides the weather, the more I think about writing this paper, the more excited I am. How cool would it be to be published in multiple genres: molecular biology and rhetoric!
Truly, my genius knows no bounds.
I am also, simultaneously, trying to lay-in some serious ground work on the independent study I want to do over the summer with the professor for the plain cool and awesome class. We/I am going to try to develop a short writing assignment I completed for another of his courses from two terms ago into a full paper. At the time, he had encouraged me to consider publishing it and offered to supervise my efforts as part of an independent study. But work, and winter, and oh-my-gosh-that-will-be-so-much-work! However, since I'm trying to "create space" to prepare for the second Master's program I'll be starting in the fall, I decided to go for it. When I approached him last week, he commented that he was really disappointed I hadn't been more enthusiastic about it at the time b/c he thought it was such a good idea.
While it is still just as much work as it was before and nothing else in my life has changed besides the weather, the more I think about writing this paper, the more excited I am. How cool would it be to be published in multiple genres: molecular biology and rhetoric!
Truly, my genius knows no bounds.
Mar 18, 2011
Why Do You Build Me a Buttercup
My Beloved built me a raised bed. What to plant?
- tomatoes
- basil
- zucchini
- sugar snap peas
- buttercrunch lettuce
- ?
SPRING BREAK!!!!!
Classes resume in T-10 days. Goals until then:
- crochet two baby blankets for twins due in July
- clean out my closet and recycle clothes
- plant the garden (!!!)
- lose 10lbs
- get ahead on all my projects at work
- learn a really good song on the ukulele
- finish all outstanding projects ever started
- transform my life
You don't think I'm over planning this, am I?
Jan 31, 2011
Rubicon
My friend, Jenny Jen, and I will turn 40 within a year of each other (our birthdays are almost exactly a year apart). We agreed to make it a year of celebration. At first we pondered what turning 40 means to us. Is it a time to prove our mettle, and go skydiving? Should we define our selflessness and go dig wells in Africa? Should we embrace the wrinkles and grey hair and do a long, spa weekend? Last weekend while doing laps in the pool, we hit upon the perfect solution: one activity per quarter representing the healthier, wealthier, and wiser souls that we are. So far, we have 1) triathlon, and 2) $X savings goal [I'm saving for that car, still]. For wiser, I decided to apply to the Drexel executive MPH program for this fall.
We need a fourth category. Any suggestions?
We need a fourth category. Any suggestions?
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Jan 18, 2011
Jan 4, 2011
Big Pharma & Social Media
In my world, there has been much buzzing about the intersection of big pharma and social media. Everyone agrees social media, smartphones, etc., are an untapped market for pharma advertising, but it can be very treacherous waters to cross and there is a lot of risk at being the first one in. As a student of Communication, I am very interested to watch how companies manage the fair balance (term of art) language requirements. It is only permitted to state the proven outcomes and the proven risks. Is it a contradiction to advertise without promoting?
We're about to find out.
Courtesy of Pharmalot, I learned today that two companies have launched apps for smartphones: Novartis and Sanofi. Novartis actually has two apps: one is an information resource for oncology medical professionals, the other is a flu tracker for a broader audience (sponsored by Theraflu!). Sanofi's app is a calorie tracker.
I'd give my eye-teeth to be on the back end of this development. Did they test the interface with patients? Who did they talk with at the FDA? What is the download/hit rate? What other data are they collecting? I am simultaneously repelled and enthralled. Mark my words: this is a turning point for the industry. I see a paper in my future!
We're about to find out.
Courtesy of Pharmalot, I learned today that two companies have launched apps for smartphones: Novartis and Sanofi. Novartis actually has two apps: one is an information resource for oncology medical professionals, the other is a flu tracker for a broader audience (sponsored by Theraflu!). Sanofi's app is a calorie tracker.
I'd give my eye-teeth to be on the back end of this development. Did they test the interface with patients? Who did they talk with at the FDA? What is the download/hit rate? What other data are they collecting? I am simultaneously repelled and enthralled. Mark my words: this is a turning point for the industry. I see a paper in my future!
Nov 11, 2010
Can't Talk. Insulating.
My Beloved and I are re-insulating the attic. I took 2days off from work and we're just going to power through this heinous, dirty, itchy, respirator and fiberglass-filled good time.
Admit it. You want my life.
Admit it. You want my life.
Oct 31, 2010
Promises Promises
Promise #1:
Tonight, during trick-or-treating, a creepy young ghoul commented on my orange and black striped socks (courtesy of Jill!).
My word is my bond, kid: next year, there'll be a full-size, jumbotron Hershey's with your name on it if you notice.
Promise #2:
My friend, JLo, came over to celebrate with me. She lives in a condo where there are no kids, and she recently broke up with her boyfriend. Nothing soothes a broken heart like Plungerhead Old Vine Zinfandel, Reese's peanut butter cups, and homemade vegetarian chili. We carved pumpkins, toasted the seeds, and handed out candy together. My Beloved and I have never handed out candy together. For some reason, either I do it or he does, but it's not something we do together. I'm glad JLo promised to come back next year.
Promise #3:
On my first day at the new job, my boss gave me a Christmas cactus. I took it home and kept it alive until summer, when I put it into a hanging basket on the porch. I did a fine job of ignoring it while it gloried in my partial shade and abuse. I noticed it out there this afternoon, for the first time in months, and realized the nights are getting too cold for it to survive there much longer. I brought it in, watered and washed the leaves and, lo, the thing is just rotten with flower buds! On almost every stem! My mom always has Christmas cacti in bloom at the holidays and I think of her whenever I see one. I put the plant in a new partial shade spot indoors and am keeping my fingers crossed the buds fulfill their promise.
Tonight, during trick-or-treating, a creepy young ghoul commented on my orange and black striped socks (courtesy of Jill!).
Creepy Young Ghoul: I like your socks!
Me: Really? I wear them every year and you're the first person who noticed. Thanks! (shoves an extra handful of Twix into his pillowcase)
CYG: (walking away) I won't forget. I'll come back here next year and notice then, too! (presumably, to get the extra candy)
My word is my bond, kid: next year, there'll be a full-size, jumbotron Hershey's with your name on it if you notice.
Promise #2:
My friend, JLo, came over to celebrate with me. She lives in a condo where there are no kids, and she recently broke up with her boyfriend. Nothing soothes a broken heart like Plungerhead Old Vine Zinfandel, Reese's peanut butter cups, and homemade vegetarian chili. We carved pumpkins, toasted the seeds, and handed out candy together. My Beloved and I have never handed out candy together. For some reason, either I do it or he does, but it's not something we do together. I'm glad JLo promised to come back next year.
Promise #3:
On my first day at the new job, my boss gave me a Christmas cactus. I took it home and kept it alive until summer, when I put it into a hanging basket on the porch. I did a fine job of ignoring it while it gloried in my partial shade and abuse. I noticed it out there this afternoon, for the first time in months, and realized the nights are getting too cold for it to survive there much longer. I brought it in, watered and washed the leaves and, lo, the thing is just rotten with flower buds! On almost every stem! My mom always has Christmas cacti in bloom at the holidays and I think of her whenever I see one. I put the plant in a new partial shade spot indoors and am keeping my fingers crossed the buds fulfill their promise.
Sep 30, 2010
Rhetoric vs. Communication
Today I learned the name of that thing which I want to study: health communication.
I came about it completely through serendipity. A colleague who I've never met called me to wax about the challenges of school and get some advice on how I manage.
Me: "Great!" I said, "What are you studying?"
Her: "It's an online degree program through Boston University in Health Communication."
Me: (angelic "hallelujah!" in my ears and lit overhead by a ray of heavenly light)
The two classes I registered for this quarter are Ethics in Science Rhetoric and the Rhetoric of Science. The coursework is very similar (although I've only had two classes of each thus far) and I like that I can apply one to the other, but the latter has way too many undergrads in it for me and is so like the former that I told the prof tonight that I was dropping it. The undergrads were great: very engaged, did the homework, etc. But they're too early in their education for the conversation to get very advanced. Maybe that's selling them short to say that (generalizations are dumb), but since the content between the classes overlaps I don't think I'll miss much. Plus, now I can use that cash to find a Health Communications class!
While I've enjoyed the discourse on rhetoric, I knew it wasn't quite what I was looking for. A discussion of the use of rhetoric in science is so theoretical. It reminds me of critical writing: looking for symbolism and subtexts where none exists. Sometimes a conch shell is just a conch shell. Yes, scientific papers are written in passive voice and that can be interpreted as an intent to deceive or shirk responsibility for the work, I guess, but that certainly is not the intent of most scientists. Scientists write in the passive voice because they're imitating every other research paper out there. Who knows where the convention started.
Thank you, Providence!
I came about it completely through serendipity. A colleague who I've never met called me to wax about the challenges of school and get some advice on how I manage.
Me: "Great!" I said, "What are you studying?"
Her: "It's an online degree program through Boston University in Health Communication."
Me: (angelic "hallelujah!" in my ears and lit overhead by a ray of heavenly light)
The two classes I registered for this quarter are Ethics in Science Rhetoric and the Rhetoric of Science. The coursework is very similar (although I've only had two classes of each thus far) and I like that I can apply one to the other, but the latter has way too many undergrads in it for me and is so like the former that I told the prof tonight that I was dropping it. The undergrads were great: very engaged, did the homework, etc. But they're too early in their education for the conversation to get very advanced. Maybe that's selling them short to say that (generalizations are dumb), but since the content between the classes overlaps I don't think I'll miss much. Plus, now I can use that cash to find a Health Communications class!
While I've enjoyed the discourse on rhetoric, I knew it wasn't quite what I was looking for. A discussion of the use of rhetoric in science is so theoretical. It reminds me of critical writing: looking for symbolism and subtexts where none exists. Sometimes a conch shell is just a conch shell. Yes, scientific papers are written in passive voice and that can be interpreted as an intent to deceive or shirk responsibility for the work, I guess, but that certainly is not the intent of most scientists. Scientists write in the passive voice because they're imitating every other research paper out there. Who knows where the convention started.
Thank you, Providence!
Sep 7, 2010
Statement of Interest
A professor from last quarter, with whom I've been corresponding about science rhetoric in the news, emailed me over the weekend with a friendly suggestion:
Check this out. Maybe you should go?
(My Beloved said I've been brown-nosing this professor; the only reason I can call it "networking" is that it's done over email. "Brown-nosing," "networking,"etc., labels be-damned, this is exactly the kind of hat tip that leads to Big Things.)
Turns out, there's a whole group of scientists interested in communicating with the public and a whole group of journalists interested in speaking "science-ese." Apparently, these two factions found each other and formed the National Association of Science Writers.
The annual meeting is in CT this year and, what's more, they're offering travel fellowships. Unfortunately, the deadline for fellowship applications was today and, having just learned of 1) the organization and 2) the meeting, I had little time to prepare. However, every good journalist knows how to cope with tight deadlines, so I sent off my Student Application and Statement of Interest this morning. Just keep your fingers crossed that joining the organization and applying for a fellowship on the same day is legit!
The workshop titles hold the promise of enlightening my research question (How should scientists communicate in order to affect public change?) by offering issues I'd not considered, such as social media, science literacy, but also issues that are central to my thesis (e.g. statistical accuracy in reporting).
I'm very excited about going and hope the money comes through. Student membership is a mere $35, but "regular" membership requires peer-review of FIVE published pieces for the layperson and sponsorship by TWO established regular members. That strikes me as quite a significant hurdle. Imagine the experience and network the "regular" attendees could share!
Reporting on one of the workshop events is part of the package in accepting a fellowship. I wonder if I could count that towards my 5 published pieces....
Check this out. Maybe you should go?
(My Beloved said I've been brown-nosing this professor; the only reason I can call it "networking" is that it's done over email. "Brown-nosing," "networking,"etc., labels be-damned, this is exactly the kind of hat tip that leads to Big Things.)
Turns out, there's a whole group of scientists interested in communicating with the public and a whole group of journalists interested in speaking "science-ese." Apparently, these two factions found each other and formed the National Association of Science Writers.
The annual meeting is in CT this year and, what's more, they're offering travel fellowships. Unfortunately, the deadline for fellowship applications was today and, having just learned of 1) the organization and 2) the meeting, I had little time to prepare. However, every good journalist knows how to cope with tight deadlines, so I sent off my Student Application and Statement of Interest this morning. Just keep your fingers crossed that joining the organization and applying for a fellowship on the same day is legit!
The workshop titles hold the promise of enlightening my research question (How should scientists communicate in order to affect public change?) by offering issues I'd not considered, such as social media, science literacy, but also issues that are central to my thesis (e.g. statistical accuracy in reporting).
I'm very excited about going and hope the money comes through. Student membership is a mere $35, but "regular" membership requires peer-review of FIVE published pieces for the layperson and sponsorship by TWO established regular members. That strikes me as quite a significant hurdle. Imagine the experience and network the "regular" attendees could share!
Reporting on one of the workshop events is part of the package in accepting a fellowship. I wonder if I could count that towards my 5 published pieces....
Aug 26, 2010
Se Hablo "Sheep"
Today, our company hosted its annual "town hall" meeting. For those of you who don't live in the corporate world (Hi, My Beloved!), depending on your viewpoint this is a regular "come to Jesus" meeting or a PR whitewash of the State of the Company. Many organizations use this forum to communicate broad reorganization plans, changes to the company's pipeline or market share, and revenue forecasting.
I love these things. Many, many employees deride them, roll their eyes, and wail about the length of time away from Real Work. For me, particularly at the small company where I work, there is no other avenue for me to find the pulse of the company. I learn so much, in such a short period of time. Sure, company newsletters are great - and some people get their information in that format - but I prefer the F2F.
Also, I'm a total cheerleader (my detractors would say a "sheep"). Our General Manager raises the call to arms to find new revenue streams and capitalize on existing opportunities, and, even though I don't know an EBITDA from my elbow, I am immediately wracking my brains to imagine how I can work our other service offerings into conversations at the next client meeting.
At today's meeting, I learned we are opening a location in Spain. SPAIN! I didn't hear anything for the next 20" after that was mentioned. My head was full of brainstorming how I can pitch/spin/capitalize on my skill set to get to Spain. Imagine...
Every time My Beloved and I travel abroad, there is the inevitable moment when we're enjoying a quiet respite that I sigh and say, "Wouldn't it be lovely to live in [insert current location] for a year?" To which my homebody betrothed always replies, "No."
It might seem counterintuitive, what with the not having progeny and all, but we are both extremely family- and friend-oriented. I can recall my mother telling me on several occasions "There is nothing more important than Family," and it was a lesson I truly internalized. So, it is of great importance to us both that we are close and in regular contact with our loved ones.
However, this would be a temporary move, merely a year. Plus, we've been to Spain (almost twice!), I was one class away from a Spanish minor, and it would be totally freakin' awesome.
My SMART goal for 2011: get to Spain. Watch this space...
I love these things. Many, many employees deride them, roll their eyes, and wail about the length of time away from Real Work. For me, particularly at the small company where I work, there is no other avenue for me to find the pulse of the company. I learn so much, in such a short period of time. Sure, company newsletters are great - and some people get their information in that format - but I prefer the F2F.
Also, I'm a total cheerleader (my detractors would say a "sheep"). Our General Manager raises the call to arms to find new revenue streams and capitalize on existing opportunities, and, even though I don't know an EBITDA from my elbow, I am immediately wracking my brains to imagine how I can work our other service offerings into conversations at the next client meeting.
At today's meeting, I learned we are opening a location in Spain. SPAIN! I didn't hear anything for the next 20" after that was mentioned. My head was full of brainstorming how I can pitch/spin/capitalize on my skill set to get to Spain. Imagine...
Every time My Beloved and I travel abroad, there is the inevitable moment when we're enjoying a quiet respite that I sigh and say, "Wouldn't it be lovely to live in [insert current location] for a year?" To which my homebody betrothed always replies, "No."
It might seem counterintuitive, what with the not having progeny and all, but we are both extremely family- and friend-oriented. I can recall my mother telling me on several occasions "There is nothing more important than Family," and it was a lesson I truly internalized. So, it is of great importance to us both that we are close and in regular contact with our loved ones.
However, this would be a temporary move, merely a year. Plus, we've been to Spain (almost twice!), I was one class away from a Spanish minor, and it would be totally freakin' awesome.
My SMART goal for 2011: get to Spain. Watch this space...
Aug 10, 2010
Mid Year Review
This January I created a set of personal SMART goals. What with the layoff and all the re-prioritization my life had undergone, it seemed a sensible time to put all the advice from the free networking meetings into practice. I was focused and thoughtful, and put the time and research into crafting realistic goals with stepwise objectives.
At one such networking meeting, the presenter (whose name I've forgotten) spoke about dividing your life/priorities/goals into buckets and then thinking about how you fill those buckets. For example, I have ROMANCE, CAREER, FRIENDS & FAMILY, FITNESS/HEALTH, FINANCE and SELF buckets. I pay a little into each of those buckets just in the natural course of my day-to-day. I'll walk before work (FITNESS/HEALTH), go out to lunch with co-workers (FRIENDS & FAMILY, CAREER), and then close the laptop early to canoodle with My Beloved (ROMANCE). Other times, my bucket payment is more specific, such as our week-long trip to Oregon for Christmas (FRIENDS & FAMILY), or the time I went to Oregon by myself and didn't call on any family (SELF), or my sojourn to the FDA sans Beloved (CAREER).
Well, it's now that time of year for mid-year evaluations. My rating? I'm a Low Performer, as far as my own SMART goals are concerned. My "payments" have increasingly been into one bucket: CAREER. My finances have rubber-banded from lay-off mode (meaning I'm spending even more now than I did pre-downsizing), I've forsaken my fitness routine for the new job, my circle of friends has tightened and even those special few I don't see enough. The last SELF payment was for a pedicure after a particularly brutal week at work and a treat for doing very well at a client presentation. However, a pedicure is something I traditionally save for when I'm with The Girls and it was a wholly unhappy experience without them.
Do you know what happens when only one or only a few buckets are full? It can be dangerous if that bucket springs a leak, Dear Liza.
(My favorite part is at 3:24 when she loses it!)
That's the point of these mid-year reviews, however. Not that I didn't know this was happening, but having this review time on my calendar forces me to reassess and make the necessary changes.
You, Dear Readers, will be happy to know that this means you should see more of me around here. One of my metrics for 2010 was to write more blog posts!
Of course, in the real world this means I'll not be getting any mid-year merit increase, but there's still time to turn it around for a huge EOY bonus!!
At one such networking meeting, the presenter (whose name I've forgotten) spoke about dividing your life/priorities/goals into buckets and then thinking about how you fill those buckets. For example, I have ROMANCE, CAREER, FRIENDS & FAMILY, FITNESS/HEALTH, FINANCE and SELF buckets. I pay a little into each of those buckets just in the natural course of my day-to-day. I'll walk before work (FITNESS/HEALTH), go out to lunch with co-workers (FRIENDS & FAMILY, CAREER), and then close the laptop early to canoodle with My Beloved (ROMANCE). Other times, my bucket payment is more specific, such as our week-long trip to Oregon for Christmas (FRIENDS & FAMILY), or the time I went to Oregon by myself and didn't call on any family (SELF), or my sojourn to the FDA sans Beloved (CAREER).
Well, it's now that time of year for mid-year evaluations. My rating? I'm a Low Performer, as far as my own SMART goals are concerned. My "payments" have increasingly been into one bucket: CAREER. My finances have rubber-banded from lay-off mode (meaning I'm spending even more now than I did pre-downsizing), I've forsaken my fitness routine for the new job, my circle of friends has tightened and even those special few I don't see enough. The last SELF payment was for a pedicure after a particularly brutal week at work and a treat for doing very well at a client presentation. However, a pedicure is something I traditionally save for when I'm with The Girls and it was a wholly unhappy experience without them.
Do you know what happens when only one or only a few buckets are full? It can be dangerous if that bucket springs a leak, Dear Liza.
(My favorite part is at 3:24 when she loses it!)
That's the point of these mid-year reviews, however. Not that I didn't know this was happening, but having this review time on my calendar forces me to reassess and make the necessary changes.
You, Dear Readers, will be happy to know that this means you should see more of me around here. One of my metrics for 2010 was to write more blog posts!
Of course, in the real world this means I'll not be getting any mid-year merit increase, but there's still time to turn it around for a huge EOY bonus!!
Apr 21, 2010
SLAPP
I heard this on the radio the other day and it put the fear of God into me (and My Beloved). Since resurrecting this blog, I have kept my more political and controversial opinions to myself. This and, oh yeah, my Grief, are what have kept me off the blog of late.
I called my local State Farm agent to get me some personal indemnity insurance, but they didn't know what a blog was. (Good morning, and welcome to 2010!) I went through the hassle of googling the interviewee and the greater hassle of authenticating to his blog so I could inquire with whom he was able to get insurance. No response. Phbbt!
So, anyone know where I can buy personal indemnity insurance?
I called my local State Farm agent to get me some personal indemnity insurance, but they didn't know what a blog was. (Good morning, and welcome to 2010!) I went through the hassle of googling the interviewee and the greater hassle of authenticating to his blog so I could inquire with whom he was able to get insurance. No response. Phbbt!
So, anyone know where I can buy personal indemnity insurance?
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