Let’s face it. Life would be wonderful and less stressful if there were less toxic people in the world. Or perhaps better yet, less toxic people in one’s life. And, sadly it is not like toxic people beep an alarm to let you know. Sometimes some people may […]
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” When I became pregnant I knew that one of the values I would immediately try to pass onto my child was the love and appreciation of travel. In psychology, we measure […]
Winter fur is dropping Spilling all over the floor The collar holding up a head ready to roll Instability and shakiness propping the legs Time to shed that winter coat Face what is to come
The moon was bright. Shining, casting a light on all that was wrong. It didn’t let up. It couldn’t. But it didn’t matter. All transgressions were to be forgiven the morning after. There was always the morning after. There was always a way to explain things or find […]
I don’t drive. Never driven. Technically don’t own a car. Yet, I keep getting all those car insurance scam calls. We need someone to stop these immediately. Whatever happened to the Do not call list? But I digress. I don’t own a car. I’ve never placed a bumper […]
Some people can’t stand to lose. I mean, losing is not fun. We get that. But one can try and have fun in the process. Some people make everything a game – a twisted game of power. Those are people to avoid. And, to those people I tell […]
I have never been to a gender reveal party. Nor do I really care to unless there’s either a lot of mojitos or mai tais. If it is a boy serve up the mojitos. If it’s a girl serve up the maitais. Just go with it. Gender reveal […]
Last year, during the height of the pandemic, everyone was talking about Tiger King. Well, not me. I didn’t care for it even though I didn’t even know the premise. Then one night late, late summer I caught a few episodes. I felt caught up in a surreal […]
The tree knew all her secrets. She would whisper sweet nothings. The tree’s body knew she didn’t want to stay on the carousel. Her secrets were not for the faint of heart. She was a wicked one. She patted it and told the tree Yes, I did it. […]
Yesterday, I did the unthinkable. I went out without my earrings on. For me, that is akin to going out naked. And, in particular, as I like dangling earrings. They jingle. They swing with the beat of my steps. They make me feel whole. I know that must […]
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