Monday, June 1, 2015
Paint Guy vs Me
Is it weird that I’m starting to know all the paint counter employees at Lowe’s-es and Home Depots in a ten-mile radius? Today I got my least fave. I brought in actual paint chips (chips of … Read the rest!
Friday, November 1, 2013
When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of after-school and summer time at a non-profit arts organization-type place called MECA. I took dance and voice lessons there, performed in their performances, ate whatever free food they had lying … Read the rest!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Hey, everybody.
So, over the past year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging and its evolution and about “online brands” (for want of a not-annoying phrase). For various reasons, I decided to pull back on how much … Read the rest!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
It makes me feel weird/ungrateful/Catholic-shameful not to post a list of thanks in November. So it has to be done, even if it’s a month late. Here’s a slight portion of all the stuff I’ve been thankful for lately:
1. … Read the rest!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I'm not dead; I'm writing.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Let’s get the cyclical stuff out of the way, first.
1. Lost weight but then gained weight, trying to lose weight, yo-yo-dieting is not good, Gilad, Sharon Mann, CathE, Shimmy, I mean I still like myself no matter what size … Read the rest!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
this weekend
I’m going to be at the Edward James Olmos 6th Annual Houston Latino Book and Family Festival on Sunday, at noon, on their children’s stage in the George R. Brown Convention Center, reading my first book for kids, … Read the rest!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
domestix
This weekend we made (I made) picadillo, rosemary chicken, and a loaf of white bread. And sloppy joes, which I’m not counting because the recipe wasn’t good and they came out too sweet. This weekend we also made … Read the rest!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Response from Whole Foods
which I thought was very nice and well written
Hello Gwendolyn
Wow- I am so disappointed and embarrassed to hear your story! This behavior is completely unacceptable and I am shocked to hear that one of
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Monday, August 11, 2008
le sigh
It’s Sunday night and I have to go to work tomorrow, just like most of everybody else.
And I like my new job, but I always feel now like I get home so late that weekend evenings don’t … Read the rest!