This is one of those instances where being an American, and having a Master of Science in IT and Privacy Law turns heads to bring forth an avalanche of questions and cascading commentary. Americans are complacent. American companies give in…
Author: Gwynne Monahan
And back to blogging, though I didn’t realize it has been a month since my last blog post. I recently returned from a wonderful, real, two-week vacation. The first week was spent at UW-Madison at the Writer-by-the-Lake retreat. I took…
Ultimate is one of those sports with some down time, if you’re not playing. Kind of like swim meets, where you’re really active when your heat is up and then just kill time until the next heat or relay. Three…
I did not know snakes were permitted outside in #vancouver. twitter.com/econwriter5/st… — Gwynne Monahan(@econwriter5) June 1, 2013 During the softball game last night, a guy wearing aviator sunglasses sauntered onto our field and then moved just far enough back…
My roommates and myself have discovered that we each have a specialty. One roommate is a fantastic cook. Chicken. Burgers. Asian dishes I don’t know. Waffles. Pancakes. You name it and he makes it delicious. He had a small food…
Yesterday was the graduation of a coworker. Undergraduate graduation, which made me feel old as my ten year reunion is this fall. Go figure. A few of us met up after for dinner at a restaurant called Dark Table. It's…
Today is Memorial Day in the US. For most of my life, it has been a day of BBQ and relaxation. After 9/11, however, it took on a different meaning. Most of my Mizzou classmates knew someone who had been…
I'm a very well programmed American. It is the last weekend of May, and my brain is rejoicing A) that it's Friday, and B) that it is Memorial Day weekend. The first real holiday since New Year's Day. Hold on.…
Communication is one of those words that gets tossed around everywhere. Family. Business. Everywhere. When something goes wrong, there's generally a failure to communicate. We use the word so often we assume we know what it means. We assume we…
As part of a creative exercise for a week-long creative writing course I’m taking in June, I need to create some character sketches. These need to be based off five words others use to describe me. In the comments, list…