Author Archives: The Daring One

Some girlfriends and I took our kids out to a slightly too fancy restaurant for lunch. It was a restaurant where, if you’re lucky, a large sea lion will squash your car while you eat. Picture a classy restaurant overlooking … Continue reading →

Things I’ve Learned Today: 1. When the sun is shining in The Seattle – in winter – after it’s been raining for 30 days, you’d better run outside and enjoy it. It ain’t gonna last. 2. I was born to … Continue reading →

Four jobs I’ve had: 1. Selling things made of horse-shoes…in a booth…at “the mall” 2. Piano Teacher 3. Associate Librarian over a massive media department at a public library 4. Marketing and Sales Coordinator for a digital library company Four … Continue reading →

Literally. Today I post a poem I wrote as a sophomore in college. I was always “one of the guys.” Periodically I got sick of “the guys” confiding in me, taking me out on non-dates when actual “girls” had ditched … Continue reading →

White, that is. Who knew that with advanced age, your kids would also advance in funniness? And, okay, maybe weirdness. Laylee has been bedecked in Snow White attire for the past 2 weeks. All day, every day. Nighttimes too. I … Continue reading →