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When I heard my phone buzz with a text message alert on Monday afternoon, I assumed it had something to do with the Red Sox. The team had pulled out a dramatic win over the Tampa Bay Rays in its annual Patriots’ Day game. I was right; the text was from my brother Pat, a [...]
When it rains, it pours. I’m convinced the person who coined that phrase had young children. In the past few weeks, my household has been hit with a perfect storm of stomach bugs, colds, and teething that has left my husband and me battling to keep the ship afloat. The nights have been long and [...]
Donald Trump is known for several things. His real estate ventures, his signature orange coif, and his knack for creating controversy are just a few. But for many people, he is best known as host of The Apprentice, a reality show in which a group of contestants battle for the chance to manage one of [...]
It happens every February. If you live in the northeast, early February is a pretty bleak time of the year. The holidays are a distant memory, but there’s still a whole lot of winter left. And it’s not the pretty picture of winter you see in Christmas cards with flurries and sleigh rides; it’s black [...]
“Hey, I have an interview that I’m pretty excited about. Can I use you as a reference?” When I received this request from my friend (and former coworker), Chris, a few years ago, I didn’t hesitate one bit before replying, “Absolutely. Do you have my work number?” It was a no-brainer. Chris was one of [...]
“It’s going to get easier, right?” I asked my friend Scott in a text message. “I wouldn’t say it gets easier. But it does get more manageable,” he replied. It wasn’t what I wanted to hear. It was about two weeks after my twins came home from the hospital, and the stress of providing round-the-clock [...]
“So what did you think of the Yahoo announcement?” It’s funny; the topic that sparked some of the most interesting — and spirited — conversations at HIMSS wasn’t the formation of the CommonWell Health Alliance or Bill Clinton’s keynote address. In fact, it wasn’t any news that came out of the conference. Aside from Tap-Watergate [...]
“I don’t know anything about you. I was just told that you’ll be joining our team.” I was having a get-to-know-you meeting with my new editor after we both learned I was being transferred to her publication — or, as she put it, her ‘baby’. The magazine I worked for had been discontinued, and I [...]
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