Posts under ‘Things that suck’

Back up your content and decide what you’re going to do after you get fired. Do this quickly, because make no mistake: you’re next. I’m not trying to sound ominous or over-dramatic, but I also thought this would have gone without saying. I found out last night, however, that I was wrong.
It turns out I’m [...]

I’ve been getting this question a lot, so it makes sense to try to answer it in a central place. I no longer write for Medium Dreams, and in fact, the site no longer exists. None of this was my choice. Here’s how it went down:
- On February 16, I received an emailed form letter [...]

Southwest Airlines has been at the front of my mind recently. My very last post, in fact, was about a Southwest flight to Florida I just took with my son. While it was a ridiculously stressful trip, the stress was mainly due to the fact that I had a newly-mobile child who was being forced [...]

I’ve flown with Cooper several times. While we’ve had a few dicey situations, overall he’s pretty good on a plane. I know all the tricks in order to assure success: plenty of food, drink, toys and other distractions. However, when I unexpectedly had to go to Florida the other week alone with a now-walking Cooper, [...]

I’m a terrible singer, and I’m sure if I took voice lessons, I would improve, but let’s be honest: I’m just this side of tone deaf, and I’m never going to make it on American Idol (also, because I am old. To wit: As I was writing this sentence, I pulled a six-inch-long grey hair [...]