I hate writing titles

I know they’re important. Really important. I get it. Maybe I hate it because I’m not good at it. But where does one go to get feedback or training on title-writing? The only training I’ve had has talked about titles as a means of getting clicks (“Use numbers! Five ways to write great headlines!”), and … Read more

Basic job skills

I was in the ER last night (I’m OK—no worries). The two nurses who most often attended me were very personable and seemed to know what they were doing. Except they sucked at putting in IVs. Now, I know my veins are small. Through my cancer journey, I had ample opportunities for nurses and techs … Read more

Old dogs, new tricks, and endless possibilities

Schools in this area have an evacuation site. If, for whatever reason the whole school needed to be evacuated, where would we all go? At my first job in Arizona, the steak house was mentioned. New to the local area and vegetarian, I couldn’t think of any steak houses nearby … and also thought that … Read more

My photography journey 22Sept19

I took a walk through the neighborhood. It’s a route that I’ve walked, run, biked, driven hundreds of times. I saw new things. Now, things that involve critters wouldn’t necessarily have been there before, but these palm trees? They’ve always been stair steps like that. I just never noticed. (Not my favorite photo.) This guy … Read more