Toothbrush Rush
I love my toothbrush. A few years ago when I was feeling all the uncertainty of what to get Marc for Christmas, a stroll through Target found me in the dental hygiene aisle getting matching toothbrushes. You can’t top me for romantic gifts! We got matching (well, his is black and mine is white) Philips…
Talent Show
Here is a proposal: What if we decided to share Thanksgiving Holiday together at my home. After the parade and as we enjoyed our meal, I would suggest we share a talent show. The performance would come between pie-eating and bed-time. We would have roughly five hours to decide and prepare what we would share…
About “the Rules”
At my piano lesson this week, we added a piece that introduces use of the pedal. My teacher said in passing, ‘I’m sure you’ve messed around with the pedal at home.’ And with that one phrase, the universe stopped. “No. No, I do not mess around with the pedal. I grew up with pianos in…
Big Wheel
When my childhood friend got a Big Wheel, I was so jealous. It all of a sudden became irrelevant that I had a perfectly good tricycle and a lovely, long front porch to ride it on. I can still hear the sound of zooming on that porch across the wooden boards. None of it mattered…
Resume
I’m (avoiding) working on my resume. a: a short account of one’s career and qualifications b: a set of accomplishments Lately, Anna has been making cakes of yarn with this fancy winder thing she purchased. When we leave the room or go to bed at night, the kittens have been undoing the yarn cakes, and trotting off…
Leadership Evolution
Earlier this year, I read an incredibly fascinating book about language. Word by Word – Kory Stamper – is an insiders look at how language evolves. Stamper is a lexicographer who opened my eyes to language being mysterious, moving, expanding audible symbols. One of my greatest delights is to look up a word in the…
Author: emilyjpitman
