The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: balance

  • The Worst Maritime Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of

    The death toll on the Eastland was 844 passengers, and the event occurred 19 feet from shore in just 20 feet of water.

  • Finding Your Angle of Repose

    Finding Your Angle of Repose

    It’s all about knowing your limits.

  • “You Balance Me.”

    We lean on each other when necessary.

  • Incremental Changes

    About two months ago I had a very old filling replaced, and that tooth has been giving me agony on and off ever since. It makes me wonder if I should have left well enough alone, and mercury be damned. Probably not. But I do have my moments. At first, even the slightest contact with…

  • Uni the Crow

    I have a healthy respect for crows, especially since I was once stalked by one. They are highly intelligent creatures. They’re survivors. They’re not afraid to speak up. I kind of admire the fact that they show absolutely no remorse when they’re in a foul (fowl?) mood. This past year I’ve been enjoying observing one…

  • Proportion

    I recently got screamed at for leaving a fingerprint on a microwave. It rendered me speechless. I am always shocked when people react all out of proportion to a situation. I mean, it’s a fingerprint, not toxic waste. It took me less than a second to wipe it off. And that whole time, the world…

  • New, but Not.

    I find myself having to strike a strange balance at this new job. I have 13 years of experience opening drawbridges, so as they say, this ain’t my first rodeo. But on the other hand there are subtle differences in policies and procedures at this new place, so there’s definitely plenty to learn. Of course…

  • Humbly Reaching Out

    From a recent conversation with my boyfriend: Me: All of a sudden so many good things are happening in my life! I’ve got that job interview, I got a promotion in my captioning job, I got my 100th follower on my blog, and I just saved a couple hundred bucks by transferring a credit card…