Sundays were a very special day growing up in my household. It was a day where I got to play board games with my mom and we sang and danced together. There were no cell phone or iPad application games that we individually played for hours on end. […]
Smile! I cannot promise others will smile in return But I can promise you will feel a joyous burn Smile! For it will be your armor against the venom darts That the embittered will wrongly aim at your heart Smile! For in the darkest, stormiest hour You will […]
While growing up, Good Friday was a somber day in my catholic household. No music. No dancing. Not much television. No meat. The list can go on and on. It was a time for reverence, reflection and prayer. Friday, the 13th, whenever it came about was also a […]
Went to sleep late last night, holding on tightly to my IPAD. Not unlike many other Americans and the technology-obsessed. Dreamt wild dreams of working underground battling bats and snakes; and those were just my co-workers. Woke up with frizzy curls and a fuzz head. Waddled over to […]
cue up Bryan Adams’ summer of ’69 This summer was the best of times and it was the worst of times. This summer was both the season of light and the summer of despair. This summer was the age of silliness and foolery, as well as the […]
I just euphorically finished running on my treadmill despite all my ailments and I was so eager to hit the imaginary applause button that I nearly fell off the moving walkway. I shrugged off my clumsiness reminding myself I had just accomplished a great feat and was soundly […]
It is midnight in this new city It is hot and cold and dizzying Taken in by the beauty and its choking air My mind is playing tricks on me What are these little creatures Racing through my head Are they real or are they a figment Of […]
Summer is coming, supposedly. We just celebrated Memorial Day and barbeque parties have already begun to fill the suburban landscape. We were supposed to have a heat wave this week in New York (you know three days in a row of 90 degree weather) but that may have […]
No matter what your child says or does, stand by them and love them. All of us must find our own way, and live up to our own decisions whatever they may be. Love them stronger than their actions or words, love them because they are your children.-Anonymous […]
“It’s a moment that I’m after, A fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment.”- Andrew Wyeth Many of us cherish the early years of our children. I often look at my son and get a little sad at how quickly he is growing up. I loved his little […]
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