November 14, 2011
That’s right, I’ve got a new job! I am no longer working only out of my home office (and I didn’t always work in my PJs…); now, I am one of three Executive Assistants supporting our executive, Jean, at Club Management Services. We provide comprehensive administrative services for clubs and their boards. So far, I am loving [...]
September 8, 2011
This post is really hard for me to write because this is an embarrassing story. But I figure that you’ll enjoy it and that eventually I’ll be glad I recorded this escapade. Or, in true 21st century fashion, I could call it the roofscapade. So last week, Rob needed some pie plates, and I needed [...]
September 2, 2011
I saw this bumper sticker the other day. It says, “I Hate Cancer.” It’s stupid. I know, I know, it’s a fundraiser for a non-profit organization called—not surprisingly—I Hate Cancer. How can I possibly say something against a good organization fighting a terrible disease? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s a stupid slogan. Because, seriously folks, [...]
August 30, 2011
Be sure to read the first post on this topic, “What I Want To Be When I Grow Up.” Last fall, I started a job that I really like. I rate part of the TOEFL iBT test that international students or workers have to take to get accepted at universities or certain positions. This job [...]
August 28, 2011
If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up… at 8-10 years old, I would unravel huge dreams. First, I’d be an astronaut. That’d take some time, but by about 30, I’d be a lawyer, because it’s a really good idea to be a lawyer if you want to be president, [...]
May 28, 2011
Short background: I grew up in Neosho, which is about 15 minutes south of Joplin, Missouri. Neosho is a small town, so we teenagers spent a lot of time in Joplin. Now, 11 years after graduation, many of my friends live in Jopin, and my mom does too. I can’t tell you how greatful I [...]
May 26, 2011
I am hearing so many stories of strangers helping strangers in Joplin, both people from Joplin and the surrounding areas and those far away. I am lucky enough to be a one little chain in the link of one of those stories, and here it is. Tuesday evening, I saw a post on one of [...]
May 24, 2011
I just got off the phone with Besty Leighninger in Joplin who works at MSSU and helped at the Red Cross center there yesterday. She gave me a lot of really great information and I think a blog post is more efficient way to disseminate it than several posts on Facebook or Twitter.
April 4, 2011
Tomorrow, Springfield voters will decide whether or not to allow smoking in all indoor public places, and I will be voting against the smoking ban, and you should too. Here’s why.
Despite our persistence in believing that restaurants, bars, and our work places are “public,” they are actually private property that the owners open up to the public. Voters should not decide for thousands of business owners whether or not patrons should be allowed to smoke in those private businesses.
March 31, 2011
So the Interwebs is in an uproar against Bob Parsons, the CEO of GoDaddy. Because he posted a video which shows himself and three other big game hunters shooting an elephant, one of three bulls who were destroying a village’s vital crop. PETA are, naturally, very upset. Some people even shame him for vacationing in [...]
