Dec 5, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Here’s some free advice: if you like to sleep late, don’t go into the construction business. I set my alarm for 5 in the morning, but I never need it: I wake up a few minutes before the bell, every time. Even when it’s not a workday. Usually my dad’s already up and...
Dec 2, 2011 | A Day In My Life
I’ve heard people say that they’re looking forward to taking it easy after they retire. I’m not sure what makes them think it’s going to be like that. Goodness, it seems like most of the time I’m busier now than when I was teaching...
Nov 30, 2011 | A Day In My Life
A typical day in my life starts the night before, with the Big Question: What will I wear tomorrow? If I don’t figure that out in advance, I’ll waste precious time in the morning and leave the floor covered in rejected outfits. What’s the big deal, you say? They’re...
Nov 28, 2011 | A Day In My Life
I know I told you I would describe a normal day in my life. I lied. You see, as Head of Customer Relations (an ego-gratifying name for Chief Problem Solver and Resident Scapegoat) at the Babylon, Las Vegas’ newest, most over-the-top Strip casino, I don’t actually have...
Nov 23, 2011 | A Day In My Life
As a hairstylist, I’ve done more bridal parties than I can count. Yet as my friend Jill’s wedding approached, I grew more excited. Finally the day came when I fixed her hair for this important event. It helped that I was one of her bridesmaids. That meant I could...
Nov 22, 2011 | A Day In My Life
The wet kisses that cover my face at daybreak? I’d love to say that they are compliments of my husband, Detective Bobby Crawford, homicide investigator extraordinaire, but really, they come from a voluptuous, hairy, canine whose fidelity to me is well known and...
