Tip of the Tongue

  T he only constant in life is change, meaning that the only matter we control is our approach. My last post addressed the ITA conference ...

  Every provider of a service has experienced them – the customers that demand absolute perfection whether it is relevant or not. They see a...

  [crystal vase*] When I visited my family in Paris at the age of 16 in the mid-1970s, I was amazed when I discovered Rue de Paradis (10th a...

  [world map on hands*] Freelancer translators, as one-person businesses, must become multiskilled to one degree or another. They must be ma...

  [sternbergia*] I begin with a confession. I wrote this post in a “tzimmer” (a BNB room) in Katzrin, a small town in the Golan Heights. In ...

  [Boris Badanov*] When I visit Los Angeles, I stay at a motel that has nothing fancy about it. It has a small lobby, lacks a restaurant or ...