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December 9, 2015
Nearly Wordless Wednesday
Yesterday I helped with my employer’s annual holiday party for kids in need, which included shuttling about 92 million boxes of inflatable decorations on the freight elevator. What I really wanted to do was stab them all until they stopped moving, but I was told this would be a bad move, especially in my first […]
December 2, 2015
The Glamorous Life of a Writer/Airplane Mechanic
Four days a week I work overnight at SeaTac airport. I report for work at 9 PM and get off in the wee or not-so-wee hours of the morning, depending on the workload. When I tell people about my schedule they inevitably groan in sympathy and wonder aloud how I stand it. Truth is, I […]
November 25, 2015
Thanksgiving
Things I’m thankful for: Knowing that it’s OK to end a sentence with a preposition. Having friends who are like family to spend the holiday with. Having family who are like family and who are always on my side. My new career and the freedom and resources that made it possible. Knowing for sure that […]
November 18, 2015
Remember My Writing Career?
Remember how, in addition to becoming an airplane mechanic, I was also into writing? Remember how I wrote a book? And published it myself? Well, about a year ago, I signed on with Booktrope to republish it, with the plan that I would then publish subsequent works with them. One year and a long search […]
November 12, 2015
Random Thoughts on Judgment, Paleo and Grammar
I have this folder called “Post Ideas.” This is where I dump blog post ideas when I have a flash of inspiration but I’m not in a position to write the post right then. Sometimes the idea is a good one, but it isn’t enough for one post. That’s where the random thoughts posts come […]
November 4, 2015
From the Top of My Game to the Bottom
If anyone ever told me that it would be easy to make the shift from successful software industry career to airplane mechanic, I would now go find them and beat them up. Not really, but I would want to. I like my new career, but boy howdy, it is humbling to be the new kid on the […]
October 28, 2015
How Not to be a Horrible Customer or Client
I have several friends who are consultants and one who owns her own specialty construction business. Oh, the stories they tell of customers from hell. Here’s how not to be that customer: If they give you a quote that’s good for 90 days, don’t come back 18 months later and demand they honor it. Recognize […]
October 22, 2015
Postcards from the South – Part IV
Continuing the story from last week, after consuming half the contents of an Applebee’s I visited the Publix for snacks to get me through the next day’s ride, then returned to my hotel room, which, at this point in my trip, hadn’t started to seem like a prison cell yet. The next day I set […]
October 14, 2015
Postcards from the South – Part III
Picking up the story from two weeks ago – after running all over town to acquire a replacement wheel and pants that didn’t make me want to stab myself, it was back to my luxuriously appointed Hilton Garden Inn room to prepare for the next day’s fun. I swapped my tire over to the new […]
October 6, 2015
Haiki Post
I’m still away from home at my undisclosed training location. This week I came down with a cold and have prioritized sleeping over blog writing, so, instead of my usual post, I present this haiku about my experiences with Airbus training: Test Wednesday Friday Dizzying climb to gear bay I confront worst fearsFiled under: Uncategorized
