by Mary | Feb 27, 2012 | Current events, DOC, Just for fun!, Uncategorized, What I'm working on now.
It’s getting ugly out there on the campaign trail, but I am determined to keep running for president, as long as no actual physical running is involved, because I love my country enough to write a blog essay about it. In a stunning act of political courage, I...
by Mary | Feb 21, 2012 | DOC on HBO, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Everybody’s routine goes to hell during the holidays, which is why January is such a relief for people like me. I like a nice comfortable rut. Few things make me happier than looking at the calendar and seeing an entire week of sweet nothing stretching out...
by Mary | Feb 5, 2012 | DOC on HBO, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Not sure we really need the comma in that quote, but that’s how Pearson’s Law is written in business and engineering circles. The saying was popularized by Peter Drucker, a business consultant who was particularly influential in Japan, where implementing...
by Mary | Oct 30, 2011 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
All the bruises have faded to yellow. The scrapes and cuts have healed. The idea of swinging into a saddle no longer makes me shudder. Several people have asked, “Was it worth it? Did you learn anything?” The answer is not just yes. It’s hell, yes....
by Mary | Oct 23, 2011 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
… when a gentleman dressed as Doc Holliday or Wyatt Earp stops by to chat at my book table, it is a thrill. Yesterday, I spent seven hours in the bookstore and gift shop at the O.K. Corral, while hundreds of people shuffled through, buying souvenirs and tickets...
by Mary | Oct 21, 2011 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
You have to be mounted and tossed off, for it to count as being thrown. I had my left boot in the stirrup and was on my way into the saddle when the horse started to spin away from me. When I hit the ground, it was just plain falling. And I fell in the best possible...
