Tales from the Shark Tank

I’m looking out the window of my office. (Yes, I’m one of the fortunate few who actually has a window.) There is a mother and toddler trying to fly a kite on a strip of grass between the parking garage and the canal. It’s perfect; no trees, no wires, lots of grass, with just enough wind and an amazingly clear blue sky. I want to join them. It’s way too pretty to be inside.

So, you ask, who is this woman anyway? My name is Alisa. My age is 44, a fact I am completely non-sensitive about. I’ve been a professional shark – er -attorney for 20 years, 15 years married (wheee!), and have answered to Mommy for the past 5 years. What else? I’m a voracious reader, nearly as avid writer, gamer in my copious free time, (purely theoretical, I assure you) gardener when allergies permit, creative cook, seamstress and crafter, dreadful housekeeper, pet-free, employed by the Indiana state government (our tax dollars at work), quite passionate about civil rights, especially freedom of religion issues, socially and politically liberal, and generally an all around non-simple person. There’s more, but it will have to come up as I think of it. This is enough to go on.