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When I was in grad school in 2001-03 we had to participate in mock interview coaching before being allowed to interview for the internship positions that recruited through the school. Women were told to “always” wear a skirt and pantyhose, and engaged women were advised to remove… Read More

Was working at a department store that opened at 5, but I had to be in by 4 to open the cash office. The main, massive line of customers was outside at the front of the store, but employees always entered at the back door inside the mall, where there was a doorbell to alert the opening… Read More

I ran into Wayne Gretzky at a Minnesota Twins spring training game in Ft. Meyers, FL

Root canal.

"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I was at an outdoor concert and had to use one of the portable toilets later in the evening. Since it was dark and I could not determine the state of the seat, I was attempting to "hover" by hanging on to the door handle. All was well until I pulled up my pants, realizing that my… Read More