It was a beauty; larger and shinier than our old one. My husband Ed stuck big, gold numbers on the side and walked up the driveway to screw it into its post. He was excited- our old box had been the target of vandalism many times and hadn’t worked properly in months. We knew it would be [...]
Here we all are, paused, at the top of the roller coaster of the calendar year. We are about to plunge into the Holiday Season- the final six weeks. Sure it is a wild, exhilarating ride- special school programs, family visits, and plenty of traditional food. But it is a stressful time. There are too [...]
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The word is whispered around a cubicle wall- layoffs. The office productivity stops. Employees look around to see if anybody is missing. The conference room door is closed and the managers are all in there. The rumors are confirmed by cars leaving the parking lot too early in the day. Nobody breathes. Finally, management makes [...]