She woke up in a panic. She had dreamt that he was gone. That he was no longer here to help soothe her nerves. To help ease her toothaches. To help her walk across all of life’s platforms. She ran her hand through her hair and worked out […]
I have a pet peeves list that I occasionally check. Of course said list is a list kept in my memory bank. And, here in the social media world. In a world where we get a minimum of 100 emails a day, they need to each mean something. […]
Mid-spring I had decided I wanted to take my son to Puerto Rico. We hadn’t been there in more than four years. Hadn’t been back since hurricane Maria. I was sure much had changed and yet not much at as well. My son doesn’t recall his last trip […]
The word “friends” has lost its meaning. It has lost its way. I use the word sparingly. Yet I seem to be surrounded by people who use it on a drop of a dime. Is that the correct phrase? Let’s look at the television show Friends. They were […]
There are at times certain phrases or conversation snippets that get stuck in your mind. The equivalent of earworms but different. Lewis Black has the best skit on this and at least once a year I mention it. The skit notes “if it wasn’t for my horse, I […]
Sometimes no matter what some people will never get you. It may be a concerted effort on their part to just take everything you say and twist it. It may be that they don’t like all your cute shoes. It may be that they felt they deserved your […]
As I wrote this, I am laying out by the pool in the Florida Keys. It is one of the few places I havent been to in the US. I’ve been to all 50 states except Alaska. And that became both slightly harder and easier to do. Harder […]
I keep my politics to myself. Although, I am a fierce advocate. When I put my mind to a cause I will work and fight hard. Everytime I have been happy at a job, it was because there was a larger cause than just the immediate metrics. I […]
Now, I wish I were making this up. But, it seems to be that everyday, at one point, I state to someone “I wish I was making this up”. Sometimes I add in an extra word after “this”. It all depends on how much of an emphasis I […]
Sometimes you have to be tough and strong. Sometimes when you are tough you do it quietly. Other times you have to be outwardly forceful. There’s an art to it all. Or rather, it can be a dance. It’s amazing how often one has to do this dance. […]
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