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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

Misery Loves Company

Sitting in the couch, Coughing, sneezing, Waiting, just waiting for a reprieve. The congestion worsens Tightening my head in a vice, Pressurizing my sinuses Which are about to explode. My body aches, To the point I can feel the weight of my soul. My trusty companion, Woman’s best bud, Lies on my chest. He is […]

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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

The Loss of Meaning

Ever wonder why there is so much miscommunication among peers? Aside from slang and the occasional acronym or new word meld, I have noticed that many of my friends get into arguments because they failed to grasp the meaning of a word in context. Blame the English language for using the same word to mean […]

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Mrs Enginerd Project Zach

Happy Birthday Month Zach! (100 Days with Z)

Back in March 2014, I was mourning the loss of the unborn child we lost. He would have been 4 years old, and if he was anything like his parents, he’d be talking and asking 10,000 questions. Little did we know that a few states away our saving grace was being born. A promise of […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

London Calling: 8 Days In Farnborough [On Business]

The last time I was in London it was 2004. Security was fierce because of the attack on NYC’s Twin Towers three years earlier. I had recently completed my engineering degree and my mom decided to take us on a whirlwind bus tour of Europe. Our trip was in economy class, and we were stuck […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

Farnborough to London Waterloo

The lady in row 48 puts on her makeup and chatters away with her seat mate. At 10:00 hrs, we have all boarded the train to the city with our off-peak day return passes. Some however have purchased a one way ticket to the airport, flying into the great unknown be it for business or […]

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Mrs Enginerd Poetry

I Am (Me)

I am woman. I am strong. I am all the good things life can offer. I am life, love and lust. The best and the worst part of humanity. I am kind. I am thoughtful. Nothing and no one beside myself can define me. As men struggle to understand, The prejudice attached to my gender, […]

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Layoff Mrs Enginerd

Fake It Until You Make It

When I was packing my bags for my recent business trip (see London Calling), I realized I needed to buy sensible work shoes. As an instructor, you spend a lot of time on your feet walking around the training room to help people navigate their computer screens and simulation instructions. Because of the casual dress […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Proof: The Science of Booze

Adam Rogers goes on a quest to find out why booze is so important to our society. From the moment fermentation was discovered to the day we domesticated yeast, our civilization has spent millenia perfecting the art of producing alcoholic beverages. Some claim that the first humans that settled down and became farmers did so […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

10 Things To Do While In London, UK

London is one of the top ten destinations for tourists around the globe. Its rich cultural heritage, albeit due to the reaches of their once worldwide empire, makes the city vibrate with historical significance and character; Londoners are very well educated, polite and carefree. Well dressed and elegant people flood the streets in their best […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

The Life From Business Class: Delta and Virgin Atlantic Style

The last time I flew in a Business Class seat on an international flight was 2009. United, Delta and Northwest had recently unveiled a plan to upgrade their fleet to lie flat seats, a subject I was familiar with as an airline seats program engineer. At the time the most recline you could get to […]