Ask Dr. Sam

Question: Well I have a problem! I'm in central time so I am still at work while you sit
back with your drink and lorna doons! I am having to play hookie so that I can
visit a certain chat group so I can try to keep ahead in contests points. What
do you suggest I tell my "boss"? or the other employee who might become annoyed
that I am involved in an online chat?

Dr. Sam's Response:
Well, Dr. Sam will ignore the jealousy my little snack has obviously caused in poor Martha, who is stuck in her day job while the rest of us dance and play and eat cookies. I can certainly understand Martha's jealousy, and I would share it if I were not one of the lucky ones dancing around with my Lorna Doones, however, my kind understanding does not help Martha with her dilemma. So, Martha, here is what I would suggest.

Turn to your office pal, and, if it is a woman, gasp loudly, slap a hand over your mouth, and widen your eyes in horror. When she asks what's wrong just shake your head and quiver, refusing to catch her eye until she leaps up from her desk and runs into the bathroom to see what's wrong with her face, her hair, or her person that so horrified you. While she's gone you can happily chat away without notice.

If your nosy, spoil sport co-worker is a man, just unbutton your blouse and lift your skirt a little and he won't even notice what you're doing with your hands. Come on, Martha I know you can do it...work it girl!

Now the boss, that's a little tougher, but Dr. Sam is up to the challenge. Here's what I'd do. I'd go into his/her office and inform him/her that your co-worker has been acting very strangely and you're afraid something terrible is going on in his/her life and you really hope there aren't any drugs or... heaven forbid... guns involved. And then smile, give a little finger wave, and go back to your desk.

You can probably gain an hour of unobserved hilarity and irresponsible fun while the boss and the co-worker hash things out in the boss's office, the security guards frisks the co-worker and searches his/her car, and the company shrink is called in to deal with the problem .

Problem solved.

Dr. Sam
Psychological Prognosticator Extraordinaire

Book three in the Dancin' With the Devil series is here!

Astra’s world is flipped upside down when she’s called to a demon nightclub to rescue her magic-phobic sister, Darma. Turns out the event is only a precursor of the weirdness to come. A veil of twisted magic is descending over the Earth and it’s making everybody crazy. Humans are killing humans, magic users are killing other magic users, dark worlders are attacking humans at an alarming rate and madness is rolling over everyone in waves. When the guardian angels start succumbing to a rare disease called Devil’s Plague, Astra decides a visit to the prophet is in order. But before Astra can get her arms around it all, she finds herself facing the biggest challenge she’s ever had to face—being surrogate parent to a baby dragon. No way!

It’s a whole lot of stuff for one little Tweener to manage. But Astra Q Phelps is definitely up to the challenge.

I hope you'll check it out.

Sam

Tea Parties - What are they?

Today, thousands of tea parties will be held across the country as part of a growing movement based on trying to bring responsibility back to government. Although these parties have been gaining steam for months, I still hear some people asking, "What's the deal with these tea parties?", because the media is studiously avoiding the subject.

Very briefly, the tea parties are a way for the people of this country to show our government that we don't appreciate the extravagant, unnecessary spending at a time when we've all been told to tighten our belts. It's a way for those of us who have just gone about our business, working, raising our families, and saving for our futures, to let our voices be heard.

It's as simple as that. It's not based on political bent, people from all political spectrums are participating. It's not a statement against the current government entirely, although the spending since the last election has been incredible, previous leaders have been guilty of overspending too.

It's just a reminder of who works for whom. We have a government of the people, by the people, for the people. Not the other way around.