Category Archives: Work

Lazy day/Christmas open thread

Posted on 12/25/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If you’re Jewish and not working for your Christian coworkers today, here’s an open thread for you. If you’re Christian and home for the holiday, or sneaking on your relative’s computer for your blogging fix, here’s an open thread for … Continue reading →

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Back to school

Posted on 07/09/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I just want to say this upfront: The Learning Tree absolutely rocks. They give us breakfast. They have soft drink machines that charge only fifty cents for sodas and water. They give us a snack in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy

Posted on 06/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I have been slammed with work today. I was slammed with work for the past few days, actually, and will be again tomorrow. There was even some Sunday work to be had. I’ll be up for air soon.

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Go Greyhound

Posted on 06/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, so now I’ve checked around some more, after someone asked me, “Have you tried Greyhound?” and I said, “Duh! No!” $43 round trip, takes me to the Springfield-Franconia mall, four-tenths of a mile from the Metro station, which saves … Continue reading →

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Apples and space shuttles

Posted on 03/03/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The following is one of the reasons that a friend of mine goes crazy at work on a daily basis. And by “goes crazy at work” I mean, “Is driven utterly bananas by many of the people she has to … Continue reading →

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The perils of working from home

Posted on 06/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

This week a series of annoyances managed to all roll out one after another, forcing me to bring out my inner Hulk—albeit, the kinder, gentler Hulk. About two weeks ago, I got new neighbors: A young couple with two young … Continue reading →

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