I’m so excited about tomorrow. The election will be over and we’ll know for sure who our new President will be. But that’s not the main reason. No, I’m excited because tomorrow, all the damned phone calls will STOP. I’m on both the state and the national Do Not Call lists. Apparently, nonprofits and partisan…
When Clients are Wrong
What? you say. Can clients really be wrong when the customer is always right? Uh, yes. Recently I had a situation with a client in which he thought I said one thing when emails clearly showed I had said nothing of the sort. It was obvious there was confusion. What wasn’t obvious, to him at…
Friday Mish Mash
I live in a city that’s apparently shut down for some celebration today (Phillies parade at noon – way to go, Phillies!). Congrats to the team and to all the die-hard fans! To those fair-weather fans – those who bitch royally about how that team “owes” them something – you get nothing. Be a fan…
Why Cell Phones Suck
Did you know you speak much louder when you pick up your cell phone than when you’re sitting across from someone at a restaurant? Did you know that I heard every word of your conversation about the dog needing to see a vet for that “oozing, pussing foot” problem? Did you know I heard it…
Moments of Accidental Genius
I know the mood I intended when I started writing my latest novel attempt. I was reaching for a feeling of wallowing depression that encompasses the life of someone akin to Gilbert Grape (read the book – it’s phenomenal; or watch the movie – Depp and DiCaprio are marvelous). How it translated in the writing…
Your New Best Friend
I had a really nice conversation with a PR woman yesterday, one that may turn out to be a lucrative partnership. I used ProfNet on PRNMedia religiously for article sources. This gal has answered two of my inquiries and has supplied me with some great sources. In our last email exchange, she offered the usual…
Baghdad Burning
I am not a political person in any sense. I don’t discusss politics as I find it a boring waste of time that polarizes us into camps of thinking, stripping away individual thought. I get passionate about issues, but I believe that real change isn’t going to happen at the highest level of government –…
Escalating Payment
I guess that’s a nice way of saying “commencing litigation.” I was relaying the huge amount of outstanding invoices (over $9K) to my husband, who asked why I didn’t have an attorney to chase these things down. Well, probably because I can’t afford one. He questioned that logic, citing that attorneys would typically take a…
Admitting to Limitations
Got a note from a prospective client the other day after I’d responded to an ad. The question came – Do you have experience writing about this, that, and this other thing? I didn’t have that experience. All of us get these questions. Not all of us have the experience they’re looking for. It’s at…
Yes Virginia, There Really Are Pork Bellies
I’m researching a new article on the financial crisis. Finance is something that’s fascinated me, but not quite my strongest area yet. The article I proposed has to do with speculation in the markets. Okay, I’ve lost most of you right now. I know, I know. Stop snoring and listen up, though, for I’m about…