No Teleprompter, No Mercy

“This left me alone to solve the coffee problem – a sort of catch-22, as in order to think straight I need caffeine, and in order to make that happen I need to think straight.” — David Sedaris (When You Are Engulfed in Flames) This quote goes through my mind every, single morning.  I stand [...]

The first thing I read this morning was an email from my sister.  Its title?  Life in the Country–in threes. They say things happen in threes. Here’s our morning: 1. Cat chasing a bird through the bedroom @ 5:30 AM 2. Car windows left open – rain & muddy cat prints inside 3. Manure spreader [...]

Let me just say this:   Monday was just one of those days.  It was a day clouded by a looming headache and a very strong longing for the weekend.  Yes.  Already.  I just thank God for the flamethrower trombone. My work day basically started with a grown man crying about Tweeting pictures of himself [...]