by Cathy Miller | Mar 27, 2012 | Miller Musings
Where is Emily Post when you need her? For those of you who do not know who she is, Emily Post was a writer best known for delivering advice on etiquette and good manners. Although she passed away in 1960, her family and legacy lives on at the Emily Post...
by Cathy Miller | Mar 2, 2012 | Miller Musings
Mark Twain said there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes. I think there’s one more. There’s no such thing as an accurate weather forecast. The above picture is a shot of the view outside my office window – the day it was...
by Cathy Miller | Feb 16, 2012 | Miller Musings
In my corporate days, there was a term I’d come to hate – work/life balance. It wasn’t that the concept was a bad idea It simply was so far from reality to be trite I was not alone in my feelings. As I burned the midnight oil, more than one coworker...
by Cathy Miller | Jan 3, 2012 | Creative Writing
It’s been a while since I shared any of my submissions from Creative Copy Challenge (CCC). CCC is a word prompt site designed to smash writer’s block. It posts on Mondays and Thursdays. There is a list of 10 random words or phrases The challenge is...
by Cathy Miller | Dec 22, 2011 | Miller Musings
One of my cousins has his birthday on Christmas Eve. At first glance, that might sound like a cool thing. But, consider this – His birthday gets lost in the holiday rush He often receives one present for both days I don’t want you to think he’s the...
by Cathy Miller | Dec 5, 2011 | Miller Musings
‘Twas the weekend of Christmas decorating for all through the house From inside and outside, without any spouse The boxes were carried from here to there I lost count of the trips, I did not care. ****** The room soon exploded with paper and such Made me...
