The best career advice I ever received came from a mentor I had more than 15 years ago. Her advice was a bit counter-intuitive. She told me that if I want to be able to take advantage of the best career opportunities I should make sure to not let myself become essential in my current … Continue reading The best career advice I ever received: Don’t be essential
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Shortly after I moved to Chicago I went to see a friend's band play. When I walked into the bar an incredibly short, incredibly cute woman bounced over to me and said, "HI! YOU MUST BE KIM! I AM SO HAPPY YOU ARE HEEEEEERE!" Then she hugged me. I had no idea who she was. … Continue reading How a Fourth of July party with a midwife changed my life
Since the movie Fifty Shades of Grey was released there has been a lot of talk online about whether the film and book depict a healthy BDSM relationship or abuse. I can't say much about that since I haven't seen the movie or read the book, but even if Fifty Shades of Grey depicts abuse I can't really criticize … Continue reading (Far fewer than) fifty shades of inappropriate movie crushes
I first heard about Squirrel Truth when my husband was listening to Mike Pesca's The Gist podcast. Ben Larrison was talking about buying silly ads on the CTA's Red Line, and my ears perked up. I ride the Red Line. I like silly things, particularly those involving squirrels. I immediately began looking for Squirrel Truth … Continue reading The Squirrel Truth is out there
Most people have misheard song lyrics at some point. I don't recall ever actually thinking that Jimmy Hendrix was saying "Excuse me while I kiss this guy," but I've certainly had my share of misheard song lyrics. Here are five embarrassing examples that I can think of right now, but I know there have been … Continue reading 5 embarrassingly bad misheard song lyrics
Kim Z. Dale 