December 2012 – Page 9 – Sam's Online Journal

December 11, 2012February 28, 2013

Our Children. Ourselves.

I believe the biggest mistake parents make is thinking their children are miniature versions of themselves. I will readily admit to making that mistake as a new parent, too, and even now sometimes forgetting that one simple fact, but I strive hard to be better at it. When I first found out I was going … Continue reading Our Children. Ourselves.

December 10, 2012December 10, 2012

Revisionist Theory

I really should be revising my novel right now. No, really. I should be. I spent the entire month of November crafting this novel from scratch, with a few ideas, a little ingenuity, and a lot of intrigue and metaphors. I just love those metaphors. It was a part of NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, … Continue reading Revisionist Theory

December 9, 2012February 21, 2013

Keeping it Brand, Part 2

Working for Target off and on over the past 10 years has been an eye-opening experience indeed. It was my first job working retail and I honestly had no idea what to expect when it began. I just wanted to get out of the grocery store deli I had been working in, and it all … Continue reading Keeping it Brand, Part 2

December 9, 2012

Sing For the Laughter. Sing For the Tears.

Music has always been one of my biggest passions, and I know most people say that and don’t know what it truly means, but before I can remember most other things, I can remember music. From the first time I heard “Shout” by Tears for Fears in Wanamaker’s department store, the original version, not the … Continue reading Sing For the Laughter. Sing For the Tears.

December 8, 2012December 8, 2012

Sorry, Wrong Number

The glory of text messaging is that you can’t hear the person’s voice at the end of the line. Anyone could be telling us anything and we believe it, as if we know for certain that the person whose name appears in the text message queue is the person who is actually texting us. Even … Continue reading Sorry, Wrong Number

December 8, 2012December 8, 2012

The Year I Was Santa

When I was 16, I went to work for the Philadelphia Vision Center. My primary job was going throughout the neighborhood, putting flyers on people’s porches, in their screen doors, in their mailboxes (against the law), and in their hands. For this service, I was paid $5 an hour under the table, a rather handsome … Continue reading The Year I Was Santa