flotsam – aka gringita

Neither / nor

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 aka gringita

There was a time early in my career when I thought my psych degree would take me into HR. I knew I wasn’t going to be a counselor or anything – I never imagined anything other than business.

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flotsam, there is something wrong with me

Clumsy is as clumsy does

December 27, 2020December 26, 2020 aka gringita

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it gets pretty dark pretty early, in December.

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Binge listening

August 7, 2020July 22, 2020 aka gringita

So you know by now I’ve gotten big into podcasts while I’m holed up in the days of coronavirus.

(I used to listen to a few only on my drive days but now I’m obviously not driving to the office much. But I am alone here a lot, and my time is more often spent listening than watching.)

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flotsam

is falling on my roof, a steady shower rushing evenly in the darkness of the night. It abates for a while, the low rumble of thunder follows shortly after, distant. A sigh of relief, rather than a growling threat. The heat releasing its grip for a while.

I wish for you – the feeling of safety and protection through the night, that I feel as this brief storm passes over.

I wish I could capture the sound to share with you.

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Five things I learned today

June 17, 2020June 10, 2020 aka gringita

A serving size of tortilla chips is about 7 chips.
It takes quite a few containers to separate units of 7 tortilla chips at a time (if, for instance, the only way for me to live alone in the house with tortilla chips is to separate them into serving sizes). Continue reading “Five things I learned today” →