A random fit of depression

Last week, my work hosted a bowling tournament. I love bowling, and I’m normally a fairly good bowler (right around 150). However, this is the first time I have bowled in about 4 years, and I was also being extremely careful because I’m just now coming off of having the whiplash.
Let’s just say that I [...]

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Am I Mozart?

I’ve been writing professionally for seven years now, and in all that time, I’ve been searching for the best analogy to describe why professional writers are essential. Many organizations still operate under the idea that the person who designs and builds something is the best person to write about it. It’s just not true, and [...]

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Just one key stroke

With the strike of but one key, I took my day from being quite good to somewhat chaotic. A single key.
This week has been a nightmare project of redeveloping one of our major processes to accommodate some fundamental organizational changes. It’s a very big project; probably the largest project I’ve ever worked on in terms [...]

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An April Fools Day to remember

I came in to work this morning having forgotten that it was April Fools Day. I’ve never been one to celebrate the day, but I do enjoy being on the receiving end of a harmless joke. Today’s was grand.
Some coworkers of mine stole my keyboard and replaced it with another keyboard… that was encased in [...]

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Can I go home?

Years ago, I used to work with a good friend. It became somewhat a tradition between us that whenever anything even moderately bad happened, we would ask if we could go home for the day. It really didn’t matter how small the event; it was considered a viable excuse for asking the question. Dropped a [...]

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Back Up Fondue

Because of all the stress we are all feeling at work, a bunch of us got together and decided to do a fondue today for lunch. I have a love/hate relationship with fondues. They are fun for what they are, but I always feel gross afterwards because they are so rich. I also tend to [...]

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By the way, you’re on hold….

My work often uses Conference Calling because we have offices scattered all over the U.S. and the world. I’m often one of the first people on the call and, therefore, get to spend a few moments listening to the hold music. The hold music is a short piece that recycles every 30 seconds or so.
As [...]

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Moving Up in the World

I was sitting at my desk looking out the window today, and I realized something. My last six jobs, stretching all the way back into my first year of college, have had an interesting progression.  Check it out….
Job 1: I worked at the campus library in a department located two stories underground.
Job 2: I worked [...]

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Freelance Technical Writing

I have always wanted to freelance my technical writing. It’s a good fit for me for many reasons, but the biggest is probably the simple fact that I find that kind of constant change exciting and interesting. Recently, I had the opportunity to make that change.
I was contacted by a local corporation that serves as [...]

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Dave’s Wonderful World of English Usage: A Classic Typo

I always enjoy a good typo. Today at work, I noticed one that was just wonderful.
I  currently work with government surplus auctions. One government agency apparently had some problems with a river flooding on to their municipal golf course. To stem the tide, they bought several large quarried stone blocks that they placed along the [...]

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