This morning, as I was waiting for my tea water to boil (because adulthood is mostly waiting for water to do things) I asked myself a totally normal, not-at-all-unhinged question: Can you see your reflection in boiling water? Science says no. Psychology says maybe you shouldn’t be trying. […]
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? There’s a funny thing about living in New York City. You can’t help but run into famous people. Sometimes literally. I once bumped physically into Anderson Cooper on the street. Later, my organization ended up honoring […]
This morning, as I was briskly walking to work with my phone in one hand, existential dread in the other, I looked down and saw it: a single die. Just one. Sitting there on the sidewalk like it had rolled out of fate’s pocket. It was showing the […]
How do you manage screen time for yourself? There’s a new workplace epidemic spreading faster than a viral TikTok. That is that of “texting while meeting”. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that CEOs are fed up with it, and honestly, I get it. You look around the […]
Sundays used to be for rest, reflection, maybe a little rebellion against Monday. But lately, my Sundays have taken on a new identity. Sundays have become Leftover Sundays. It wasn’t an intentional lifestyle choice. It just happened. Somewhere between my Thursday night “let’s try something new” recipes and […]
There are places you want to visit because they’re famous such as Paris, Rome, and Walmart the day after Thanksgiving. Actually, I’ve never done the latter. And then there are places you want to visit because a movie you might have watched once (or maybe just saw the […]
What are your favorite websites? We all have our digital comfort zones. Those little corners of the internet we crawl back to like loyal cats to a warm laptop. Once upon a time, mine were the news sites and TV gossip pages. You know, the ones that whispered […]
Halloween finally arrived. The day of glorious weirdness I’ve been waiting for all month. And naturally, I woke up at 4:14 a.m. because my body apparently wanted to pregame the day with exhaustion. Who needs sleep when there’s candy corn to contemplate and costumes to coordinate? By the […]
What’s something you believe everyone should know. There are few things in life as satisfying as an underdog story except maybe a perfectly toasted bagel with schmear on a Sunday morning. But this World Series? It’s pure underdog magic with extra innings of heart. Who knew the Toronto […]
Every weekday morning, I step onto the same train car like it’s the opening scene of a movie. A psychological thriller meets slow-burn social experiment. Somewhere between the first and last stop, a small community forms in that it that runs on caffeine, quiet judgment, and the delicate […]
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