This morning I found out that Mary Lou Forbes, the woman who gave me my first job in Washington, passed away. She was the Commentary page editor for The Washington Times. Say what you want about that particular page’s slant, but she was a solid journalist, committed to bringing news to the page every single [...]
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Archive | June, 2009
My Truck Buddy might be stillborn
June 27, 2009
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Crap. So, I spent a lot of this week (er…what day is it…Saturday?) researching the legal requirements I need to meet in order to expand the business. You might think that’s the kind of thing a business owner would do BEFORE they open their doors, but, well, that’s not the way I do business. Anyway, [...]
Read moreFour days to build an empire
June 22, 2009
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This week is “Goals Week.” Not to get too melodramatic about it, but the next four days will, if I can manage to overcome my robust and well-developed procrastination abilities, be transitional for my budding entrepreneurial skills. Or skillz, as it were. I’ve set lots of goals before, but they always fade away as soon [...]
Read moreThe perfect Father’s Day gift
June 21, 2009
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Today my 15 month old son showed shocking proficiency with tools. About two weeks ago I fixed a cabinet door with my leatherman. I showed little Joe what I was doing mostly to get him from getting into other things. He was fascinated, but I didn’t think much of it. Today he wanted to play [...]
Read moreWDWLT #4: When it comes to family and religion, keep them as far apart as possible
June 17, 2009
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Because basically, you’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. Better to grab the bottle and plan to spend the night in the back of your pickup truck.
Read moreWDWLT #3: Working from home isn’t for everybody
June 16, 2009
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My “job” is back-breaking (almost literally), extremely detail-intensive, often frustrating and barely pays the bills. I love it. Why? Because the worst day doing this is still better than the best day in any of my previous jobs. I guess that’s because this is life. I’m no longer a barely employable chair-stuffer. I live by [...]
Read moreMoving to our (modified) dream house
June 15, 2009
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So, we’re moving. We’ve been living in a 7-story filing cabinet for people, although as far as human filing cabinets go, it hasn’t been too bad. Nonetheless, I did max out on tolerance for the restrictions–officials (they have name tags!) telling me that I can’t park my trailer in such-and-such a place, telling me I [...]
Read moreFailure to communicate
June 14, 2009
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Actual conversation with my wife today: Me: Am I wrong to be worried about Joseph’s (15 months) lack of communication skills? Grace: Yes. Me: No? Grace: No, you’re worried. Me: I should be? Grace: No. Me: I thought you said “Yes.” Grace: This conversation is over. Me: This is bloggable.
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