There are many times when we try to be as diplomatic as possible. Well, I do. Or at least that has been my longstanding way of being. As a matter of fact, a former colleague a while ago told me that I needed to stop being so diplomatic. […]
Before I went to watch the movie A Wrinkle in Time, I had heard it was a grand movie about resilience and girl power. When I heard such commentary I just shrugged my shoulders. I think many people thought that I would love this movie by Ava DuVernay […]
I was just listening to Bruno Mars’ If I Knew. I don’t know how popular the song is overall, but I like it as one of his sings that I hear less often. In it, he sings “Oh, oh I, I was a city boy Riding to danger’s […]
I will readily admit that we are one of those families that do not take down the Christmas tree January 1st. Nor do we tend to do so February 1st. And quite frequently, not even by March 1st. What can I say? We love the Christmas spirit. Well, […]
That’s it At last it is time to saunter away No tight ties that bind No other cuffs to hamstring The ghosts wondered if it had truly ended But now the finishing point’s horizon is clear Over and out Done and not won over Divorcing from ridiculousness Farewell […]
Every once in a while, I go down a memory lane trip regarding my beloved mother. Today was such a journey. I sat here and remembered how many years ago my mom used to play Carly Simon’s song “You’re so Vain” with much heart and zest. She loved […]
I get maybe a hundred or more emails a day. I also get hundreds of text messages a day as well as voicemail and WhatsApp messages. Actually make that over 300 text and What’s App messages on some days. I am a woman on the go. I run […]
This Monday that passed at 4am a young friend of mine left this earth. She had a six month old baby boy. and was 33 years old. Just 33! But her body was riddled with a rare cancer that took root. One day we were laughing at a […]
Most superheros have an origin story. Although, it is often depicted in the first ten minutes of a film and then we have the here and now. I must say that I am taken back a bit by how the Joker doesn’t have a truly fleshed […]
Everyday we lose something. I am not talking about losing a loved one. Although, watching a friend slowly die has been on my mind everyday this past week. That has been a travesty and I will write about that more these days to come. And that is important […]