The Paul Simon song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" lists options for escaping your relationship. The ways listed in the song are pretty cowardly, but a new version would need to be more passive aggressive to appeal to a modern audience. Instead of saying how you can leave your lover it should suggest bad … Continue reading 50 ways to be left by your lover
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Last night I went to a happy hour, which is a rare occurrence for me. It was fun for a while, but by the end of the evening the discussion devolved into a bitch fest about a subject I found upsetting. The worst part about it was the realization that I was awkwardly sitting through … Continue reading My kids are my favorite happy hour
A few weeks ago my kids started back-to-back swim classes. My son has been taking swim classes for a couple of years now. My daughter became eligible when she turned four. We set up at a poolside table. My son swims while my daughter waits, then they change roles. On our first week of double … Continue reading Drawing mazes is my weekly meditation
Earlier this year I saw the musical Ordinary Days. Overall I enjoyed it, but there was one detail that really bothered me. The show is set in New York City, but most of the themes are true of city life in general. Then a very New York-specific moment in the song "Let Things Go" made … Continue reading Please no more 9/11 sweaters
When I wrote about my last job fair experience I shared the general challenge of being an introvert at a job fair, but I did not share the biggest mistake I made that day. The generalization of that mistake is "Don't talk to potential employers at a job fair without doing research." The specific example is … Continue reading The worst thing to do at a job fair
Kim Z. Dale 