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The Stained Baby

baby hands green pink frostingLast weekend we threw Iris a proper (belated) first birthday party, complete with a theme (fish), decorations, kids and too much cake. The weather was perfect, and it was an absolute blast.

Pressed for time the day before, I picked up a cupcake for Iris to demolish, as is the custom. The Meijer bakery was without any fish-themed cupcakes, and so I settled on one with a big pink rose. I suppressed the little voice that said I should give her a whole grain muffin with coconut glaze, and focused instead on how cute she’d look with her personal confection.

I must say, I’m quite proud of the gusto with which she inhaled the cupcake. Sweets are a rarity for our wee one, and she never turns down fruit, let alone the gooeyer treats. Her concentration was complete, and the whole cupcake was gone in just minutes.

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Sushi and CEOs

This week, a little bit of my faith was restored in visionary business people everywhere.

For a long time, I’ve worked under the thumb of CEOs and managers who don’t necessarily recognize or even understand the merit and talent of their employees. Not to say that they’re bad people, but the underlings are there to do low level tasks and not think about challenge or career advancement. Needless to say, this is frustrating, stagnating and just bad for morale. Not the reason I’m still paying for my degree – not by a long shot.

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