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February 25, 2014

Rethinking fear

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Sometime back I think I said my new mantra was something like do what scares me . Not just do what interests me , but do what scares me . At...
February 21, 2014

Driving in circles

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Yesterday I had a job interview in Tigard, which is a... I guess you would call it a suburb of Portland, although you can't tell where o...
February 19, 2014

Invisible old chronically malcontented white woman seeks way to get noticed

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Two things have become clear to me tonight after attending yet another networking event. First, if I want a successful networking experience...
February 17, 2014

Contemplating an uncertain future... but aren't we all?

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Last Friday I failed to get up at 7:00 a.m. to drive downtown in the rain for a networking event. My failure precipitated a plunge into a mo...
February 13, 2014

The chronic malcontent didn't cause it, can't control it, can't cure it: the weather, that is

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I reluctantly left my cave on Monday to take my friend V. to a doctor's appointment, not sure if I would ever see the Love Shack again. ...
February 08, 2014

The chronic malcontent whines about "snowpocalypse"

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I've had it with snow. After three windy blizzards in three days, I am ready to go back to bed to wait for spring. I'm fed up with s...
February 04, 2014

Dusting off my parental translation machine

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As I putter from task to task, hoping at least one of my marketing strategies will bring a client to my email inbox, I hear the almost const...
January 31, 2014

Marketing people talk really fast

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Yesterday I got up before the sun and drove out I-84 to a marketing conference at Edgefield, a former county poorhouse, now a retro-chic hot...
January 28, 2014

How to choose a carpet color (when you have a cat)

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Today I went in for my quarterly tune-up with Dr. Tony, the eccentric but lovable naturopath. Every visit is a new adventure. Today the pres...
January 24, 2014

Another way for employers to say, "No thanks (loser), we don't want you"

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I'm discontented. I just found out about the Bright Score . Do you know about this? You probably do. As usual, I'm the last to catch...
January 23, 2014

Bad news: My top five strengths have given me an emotional hernia

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A friend of mine who is a business coach sometimes helps me with business stuff. We talk weekly. I help her with market research ideas, she ...
January 20, 2014

Remind me next time not to live on the north side of a mountain

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I'm tired of living in the shade. Winters in the Love Shack are dim, even when the sun is shining. By all measures, it was an awesome, s...
January 16, 2014

Call me Square Peg: The chronic malcontent goes a-networking, again

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For the past decade my personal mantra has been Do what interests you . Following the elusive muse hasn't always been easy. Identifying ...
January 12, 2014

The consequence of starting a business: The trolls are after me!

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One of the consequences of starting a business is that you can be found. I guess you could say that willingness to be found is a requirement...
January 09, 2014

Building my relationship network, one stupid event at a time

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Last night I braved a little wind, a few raindrops, and horrifying 45° temps to do a little networking at the monthly meeting of the local c...
January 05, 2014

One small resolution for a better new year—for other drivers, anyway

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The beginning of a new year is a good time to clean house, review past performance, and make plans for the future. I'm sneaking up on al...
January 02, 2014

Re-framing 2014

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Hey guess what! I've discovered that I am an idea generator. I am a veritable fountain of hot and cold running ideas...things to make, d...
December 29, 2013

No treats for you! One year!

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It's good to get together with friends during the dog days between Christmas and New Years. I don't consider myself a Christian, but...
December 25, 2013

A tale of two Christmases

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Merry ho ho. With no major disasters or mall shootings to fret about (that I know of), all I have left to talk about is family. 'Tis the...