what’s in a name?

I go by my middle name.  Which means I’ve spent 30 years answering to “April” at doctor’s appointments, at the first day of school/classes, in job interviews, and in numerous other situations (well, typically it goes like this: Nurse/Receptionist/Teacher/Bank Clerk/Prospective Employer: “April <looooong pause> Be-tee?” Me: “Bay-tee, actually.  And I go by my middle name, [...]

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brought to you by the word seriously

So, it’s been nearly 2 weeks since I blogged.  Mea culpa.  Time flies when you’re traveling up and down the east coast, celebrating birthdays, finishing an old and starting a new job, going to concerts, and hanging out with your parents.  A few things to tide you over until I get back into a more [...]

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it’s so hard to say goodbye

Tomorrow is my last day at WLF.  My last day working in Dupont Circle.  My last day taking the 7C (or 22A, if I’m running late) to the Pentagon, then the Yellow Line to Chinatown, and the Red Line to Dupont.  My last day in probably the best office building, with the best personal office [...]

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those people

I’m becoming one of *those* people.  I guess there are endless varieties of *those* people, but the *those* people I’m becoming is the type that insists on baking or cooking for every occasion.  The kind who would rather cook her own birthday dinner than have someone else do it.  The kind that will (hopefully) one [...]

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