by Tammy Davis | Feb 23, 2022 | Daily dose
I clicked on a Buzzfeed story that popped up in my newsfeed the other day: 18 Privileges That Many People Don’t Even Recognize. Using my iPhone. Inside the home I own. Sitting on furniture that matches the room around it. With a satisfied stomach. On a weekend...
by Tammy Davis | Feb 10, 2022 | Daily dose
This morning I read an op-ed written by the daughter of someone famous. She began the piece with an anecdote from her childhood and built her argument from there. The piece was well written, thoughtful, and I believed, completely appropriate. Once again I made the...
by Tammy Davis | Feb 9, 2022 | Daily dose
When my son was little, I often took him with me to visit my grandmother in the hospital. Once when a custodian came into the room, my curious three-year-old wanted to know what that person was doing. I explained that she helped keep the hospital clean. Curious Boy...
by Tammy Davis | Dec 19, 2012 | Daily dose
A couple of weeks ago, the Miami Dolphins lost to the New England Patriots in an AFC match-up. (Sorry folks, but here comes another football metaphor.) There wasn’t a lot about the game that came as a surprise–the Pats were expected to win, after all. To...
by Tammy Davis | Nov 20, 2012 | Daily dose
The problem with the concept of paying dues in a job, in a career, in life is that it implies that once a person has proven herself, she never has to put in the muscle again. I beg to differ. The minute I become “too good” for something, I begin to lose...
