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July 31, 2014

I'm a stumpy-legged fish paddling in a dwindling pond

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Summer is speeding by while I'm learning the nuances of networking. Another delicious 90° day in Portland. I went out in the mid-morning...
July 24, 2014

The reunion planning committee crashes and burns

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You want to bring the crazies out of the woodwork? Plan a high school reunion. I offered to assist, along with a handful of other well-meani...
July 18, 2014

Your sweet hopeless dreams have finally come true

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I often get spam email in my Outlook inbox. I've set up rules that filter out anything with the words pfizer , viagra , penis enlargemen...
July 15, 2014

Don't talk to me, I'm networking

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I'm starting to get a sense of the networking scene. Tonight I got another perspective on it at a networking event about networking. I k...
July 13, 2014

I am my brand; my brand is me

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Solopreneurs work alone, by definition. That means we are the face of our business (...and the hands, feet, wide butt, and bulging belly). W...
July 09, 2014

I'm going to die penniless at 90

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This is a great time of year to be homeless in Portland. Not that I'm homeless, yet, just saying. This is my kind of season: day after d...
July 03, 2014

I may be down but I'm not out

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Wouldn't it be nice if after you earned a Ph.D., the world stepped up to hand you a perfect job? On a silver platter would be nice, than...
July 02, 2014

Summer: Time to reunionize

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Summer is reunion time. Close family, extended family, and high school classmates, our relatively short summer in Portland brings us all tog...
June 28, 2014

Coming off a bender

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While my sister was in town for a long weekend, the centerpiece of her visit was food. When I contemplate that statement, I wonder what imag...
June 23, 2014

How to know if there is a vortex in your bathroom

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My sister came to town for a long weekend. The fun began Friday evening when I picked her up at the airport, and ended this morning at 7:00 ...
June 18, 2014

The old gray maternal parental unit floats on the stream of life

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Today I've been cleaning in preparation for the arrival of my sister. She's coming in tomorrow evening from Boston for a long weeken...
June 12, 2014

We are all at the epicenter

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In the past few weeks I've heard or seen a reference to what you should do if you have six hours to chop down a tree (spend four hours s...
June 08, 2014

Keeping Portland weird with the World Naked Bike Ride

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You've probably seen the pictures by now, the streets of Portland clogged by naked people riding bicycles. It's called the World Nak...
June 04, 2014

What's with this twiddling thing?

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Hey, all you chronic malcontents, here's a question for you:  Is there some new meaning of the word twiddles ? Like, is it a new euphemi...
May 29, 2014

Another new hat: Who am I now?

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It's humbling to realize that even after 57 years walking around on the planet I have gained so little knowledge about my own preference...
May 23, 2014

Be careful what you ask for

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I told the Universe I would walk through whatever door opened, financially speaking. That leaves a lot of wiggle room for the Universe, I re...
May 16, 2014

Fitna on the condo board

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Today I ate chia seeds and after a wave of dizziness, I felt much better than I did when I posted the last morose post, so yay for chia seed...
May 13, 2014

Exhaling at the speed of life

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I'm a living example of efficiently working at being ineffective. I stay busy. I'm proud to say I'm not quivering in a closet, w...
May 10, 2014

Uh-oh. Can I get the cat back into the bag?

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I would like to shout out a big welcome to the newest Hellish Handbasket reader: my mother. Yep. You heard right. My scrawny almost-85-year-...
May 05, 2014

The Chronic Malcontent succumbs to shameless commerce

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Well, I did it. I've been thinking about doing it for a while (thanks to the encouragement of my sister and my friends), and I finally d...