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Here’s a Thought: Opening Act
By Taylor Mason
For those of you not familiar with how I roll: I’ve been a comedian for 25-plus years and been an “opening act” for a variety of performers. Some highlights. ...
Here's a Thought: Death by Cancer
By Taylor Mason
My sister-in-law passed away last Thursday, felled by cancer after a seven-year battle. She was a dignified, lovely, inspiring wife and mother who beat the odds over and over again.
Time Out: Safety ‘Net
By Patty Elder
Summer in DC means storms, and storms mean power outages. And power outages bring out my worst fear, and it's NOT the dark. ...
Here’s a Thought: Hot Enough for Ya?
By Taylor Mason
The heat was debilitating this summer, so much so that the word “hot” doesn’t do justice to the grades of temperature we've sweated these past few months.
Time Out: Make Yourself at Home
By Cara Garretson
It’s beach week, and so far so good. We bust into our rented beach house and it looks great – the bathrooms are sparkling, the décor is charming, the kitchen is retro. ...
COMMON SAINTS: My Messy LifeApril 24, 2009
By Dan McGowan
I’m not a doctor, but I’ve played one on TV. I’ve also played a dad, an uncle, a repairman, an Internet business owner, a plumber, a mid-level manager and even a chubby cop. As an actor and comic, I’ve had the opportunity to use my God-given talents in acting and comedy in ways I once only dreamed about. Because I’m one of those artistic types, I tend to be quite unorganized. For this reason I’m very grateful that the 3M Corporation invented “Post-It” ® notes. Honestly, I believe these little time savers were created just for me! Those little sticky notes are great for jotting down important tasks I need to accomplish…
The only problem is – I tend to procrastinate. Which means, suddenly I had tons of little sticky notes stuck to my desk, computer, bookcase and every other flat surface in my office. Things were getting out of hand. I decided to gather all the sticky notes and transfer the information in list form onto a single Word document. Then I could print that out and tackle each item on my “to-do” list in order of importance. I put off accomplishing the tasks, of course, and it wasn’t long before I had piles of 8 ½ x 11 Word documents piling up all over my desk. What a mess! So, I decided to compile those Word docs into little booklets, 3-hole punching them and binding them together with brads. Then I took the booklets and lined them up on my bookshelves. This saved a lot of space and really made me appear organized. Then, yesterday, I noticed that I never bothered to arrange the booklets in any particular order. They really needed to be organized. So – I pulled out a Post-It, and wrote myself a little note…
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