The Prodigal Daughter Returns

On July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 By dancingpalmtreesIn Blue Spider Woman, D-Nice, DeBorah, DeBorah Ann Palmer, Her Ladyship, The Prodigal Daughter Returns, The Sassy Sexy Irreverent One, Uncategorized9 Comments

The Prodigal Daughter Returns

Back By Popular Demand!!

The Sassy Sexy Irreverent One has made her way back to the Writing Blogosphere after a very brief hiatus!!

Still suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune despite all ills, aches and pains the Queen has made her way back to her Throne!! In the guise of Blue Spider Woman and with extra assistance from the Nubian Ninja D-Nice is back in the House!! Three Cheers for her Ladyship!! Hip! Hip! Hooray!!

DeBorah (Me)

Because the Night ~~ The Daily Post

On December 21, 2015December 21, 2015 By dancingpalmtreesIn Because the Night, Camera, Give Me The Night ~~ George Benson, Insomnia, Uncategorized9 Comments

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Because the Night

Are you a night owl or are you the early bird? What’s your most productive time of day? When do you do your best work?

I have chronic insomnia so I guess I’m a Night-owl. For a long time I named myself the Midnight Marauder! I have no idea whether my insomnia is due to menopause hormonal changes, job related stress or just plain aging. Many of my co-workers and friends who are in their 50s or 60s report needed less sleep or being unable to sleep through the night so maybe sleeplessness is just a by product of getting older.

I think I’m also part Vampire because I always want to sleep during the day and stay up at night! However thanks to my U.S. Army training I still wake up early which is a good thing. I’m never late for work.

I do my best writing at either dusk or dawn. The period between wake-fullness and sleep provides me the most and best inspiration. As for my photography that is a daytime activity. For safety reasons I usually don’t go walking around the city at night taking photos. However in places that are well policed with lots of people like 34th Street Penn Station or other major hubs then I will whip out my camera.

Now for the musical interlude.

Give Me The Night ~~ George Benson

Resume

On June 17, 2011June 18, 2011 By dancingpalmtreesIn Uncategorized

Deborah A. Palmer
E-mail: Deborah.palmer280@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Security Officer 1/2008 to present
Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Protect Artwork and ensure the safety of galleries and visitors.
• Assist visitors and staff with directions to specific galleries and art objects
• Enforce rules and regulations of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Research Manager 7/1994 to 12/2006
United Way of New York City

• Developed short and long term research strategies and objectives in collaboration with staff, offering input to sources of data and the development of program timelines.
• Assisted with the development of grant proposals and reports.
• Provided comprehensive—industry, individual and corporate profiles and research data.
• Identified prospects for special giving initiatives and events.
• Ensured that research data is properly maintained in the Andar Fund Management application.
• Developed and maintain standardized formats for presentation of customized research outcomes to the requestors.
• Evaluated supplementary research resources and applications.

Information Specialist
United Way of New York City

• Market and promote the CARES (Community Access to Resources) database by conducting product demonstrations for both internal and external constituents.
• Conduct CARES Trainings at Human Resources Administration Job Sites.
• Prepare specialized reports and label requests for both in-house and external clients, utilizing CARES, the Internet and LexisNexis research databases.
• Conduct Internet training for United Way staff development.
• Responsible for the creation and updating of an Internet/Netscape Navigator guidebook for staff use.

President 10 /93 to 7/94
A Word In Season, Inc.
• Word-processing and Desktop Publishing business, meeting the administrative and computer needs of cultural and community based institutions and organizations.
• Co-partner with DND (Dreams Never Die) to provide computer software instruction.

Marketing Associate Assistant 1/90 to 10/93
HSBC/Marinvest
• Responsible for marketing and sales presentation support for Marketing, Fixed Income and Equity departments.
• Administrator of the ClienTrak Database Sales Support System.
• Responsible for creating and updating graphs used in the Quarterly Reports to clients and for interoffice use.
Promotions Assistant/List Coordinator 1/82 to 12/89
Reader’s Digest
• Consolidated and centralized the subscription list by converting manual data to a computerized format.
• Generated printouts for staff research; reports and labels for the Advertising department. Oversaw the maintenance of the Subscription List.
• Worked with three copywriters in the preparation and management of special monthly sections for the magazine including: Food Digest, Carolyn Davis Buy-Words, and the Cleaning Section.
• Served as alternate Typographer utilizing the Agfa Compugraphic MCS/PowerView 10.

Education:
BA – Marymount Manhattan College – Major: English
GPA: 3.7
Armed Service
US Army – November 1977 to November 1981
Honorable Discharge