Author: Stephanie Ortiz

Stephanie and her husband Alex wearing headphones, playfully dipping chocolate in peanut butter, sharing a humorous moment Shades of Humor–Leave A Joke
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Shades of Humor–Leave A Joke

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Somehow it reminds me of Comedy Central, where we were a melting pot of different shades of humor colliding like peanut butter and chocolate. My boss and our small team were on the fringe. We were freelancers different than Comedy Central employees. We didn’t consider ourselves equal. They were all about “leave a joke” (not… Continue reading Shades of Humor–Leave A Joke

Anticipation Is Making Me Wait
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Anticipation Is Making Me Wait

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Every week my dear friend finds a song to fit my muse. So this week I’m beating him to it because I’ve got “Anticipation” stuck in my head. It’s classic Carly Simon–what you want to sing when you find yourself waiting for something to happen. Carly can pull you through. We can never know about… Continue reading Anticipation Is Making Me Wait

Sky’s Sweet 16 Wishes That Already Came True
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Sky’s Sweet 16 Wishes That Already Came True

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I dreamt up Skylar long before we first met her sixteen years ago. Just a kid myself, I’d turn to the sky and wish upon a star. Starlight star bright first star I see tonight, I wish I may; I wish I might have this wish I wish tonight–to be a singer someday. And as… Continue reading Sky’s Sweet 16 Wishes That Already Came True