I'm just venting today. There's a fairly trivial matter that's driving me nuts. I can't think of a name for our new strays. I'm drawing a total blank on names for them since they showed up 2 months ago. Background story for those who don't know: Basically, our jerkbrain neighbors dumped 12 cats....

disease. Yes, it is true. They walk among us. I am a massage therapist at Whole Foods. Nuf said. I am used to the weirdness. I enjoy it....but today I had a client who halfway through her massage felt dizzy. I followed our protocol, gave her space, water, a safe place to sit and we chatted while she...

I worked in a lovely little bakery one summer. It wasn't a career, but I tapped into the nurturing side of myself. Even if people were grumpy, I could offer them hot coffee and cheer them up. The customer was not "always right", however I was serving them. No question. So it bugs me to no end that...