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Where travel wanderlust and a deep love of film shall meet

Where wanderlust and a love of film shall meet I have a huge thirst for travel. I only have seven states left in my quest to spend significant time in all 50 US states. I have lived abroad in Spain and have traveled to places far and wide. I travel …

From one knife to another: Great expectations

From one knife to another She covered her ears, lowered her eyes Leaving her rapid heartbeat exposed and compromised She locked the doors, hid in the closets Fingering the knife’s edges and imagining the body composites She sought a refuge, found a false sanctuary Disbelieving the knife indeed had no …

The early bird gets the worm plus all the extra work

The early bird gets the worm plus all the extra work I am generally up at the crack of dawn. If I wake up at 7am, I am waking up either an hour too late or it is a sunday. My son appears to have the early bird gene as …

What’s an Easter egg hunt or a beach without a dead body: This week’s weird and wacky news

What’s an Easter egg hunt or a beach without a dead body: This week’s weird and wacky news Even thousands of miles away, there is a slew of wacky news for me to stay on top of. I experienced my own moment of wackiness when I tried to order …

Howl on a bloodstone: belt out your pain

Howl on a bloodstone: belt out your pain Last month in 1957, US. Customs seized hundreds of copies of Allan Ginsberg’s Howl. Today, Howl is free to hang around the shelves of many libraries, no longer subject to massive protests. I, thus, felt inspired to write a little piece. Grand self-loathing …

Life on Top in Panama: The skies looming over the waters

Life on Top in Panama The country of Panama is pretty synonymous with its Canal. think of Panama and you probably first think of the ships passing through from one ocean to the other. Water rules the country. Fish is a large staple of the diet. On Good Friday, water …

The risk of love and stepping back

“Are you punking me?” “No. Mom. I’m not punking you” “Yes, you have to be punking me” “No, mom. I truly am pregnant” “Oh my god. I never thought it would happen. You were so convinced you would never have a baby you had me convinced. I was resigned.” “Well, …

Traveling to Panama and Getting my Sugar Fix On

Traveling to Panama and Getting my Sugar Fix On I am quite notorious for my sweet tooth. When I was pregnant five years ago, many thought I would not be able to give up sweets, but indeed I did. I was highly motivated to do so by my superstition-filled …

Letting my go of my son’s hand: Not today

Letting my go of my son’s hand Before I was a mom, I certainly had heard of the difficulties parents have of letting go of their kids. There is the universal fearful image or scene of the parents dropping off their kids at college and returning to their kid’s now …

Wait! Did I wear this dress yesterday?

Wait! Did I wear this dress yesterday? Much has been made of the fact that both Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton have worn some of their dresses on more than one occasion. Apparently, it is a major social faux pays in the celebrity world to wear a dress out in …

Seven and a half things to do this spring monday to feel the spring-hue happy blues

Seven and a half things to do this spring Monday to feel the spring-hue happy blues It is a lovely spring morning in New York today, despite it being a Monday. Indeed it is a blue sky Monday with the chubby squirrels gathering up their nuts on the picnic tables. The …

New Yorkers terrorized by a rat and a nine-month old attempted murder: this week’s weird and wacky news for me to obsess about

New Yorkers terrorized by a rat and a nine-month attempted murder: this week’s weird and wacky news for me to obsess about Close to two decades ago, I became obsessed with monitoring the news. I vividly remember the television coverage, and that in particular of the new news …

Obsessed over what my spam email says about me… or not: I need a vacation

What my spam email says about me… or not I try to not take many things personally. I laugh and giggle a lot and get over arguments fairly quickly. I most assuredly hardly ever get bothered by the crazy things staff or partners have to say. The other …

The everyday monuments we live in and travel through around the world

The everyday monuments we live in and travel through around the world Everyday I walk from Grand Central terminal in Manhattan to my job which is 20 blocks away. I live Grand Central However, every morning as the work masses muddle through on a few cups of coffee there …

Being mellow yellow is all a state of mind, bubbles and a racing heartbeat

Mellow yellow is all a state of mind, bubbles and a racing heartbeat For the past three years, although I work what seems to be a 24/7 shift, there is one thing that I treat myself to. Despite work-load storms and flurries of paper strewn about the floor, and …

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