Alaska, it’s our last Frontier. Well, there are areas in Maine that claim to be frontier land. However, I have been to Maine. Admittedly, I have not been to the true frontier parts of Maine. Apparently, there are areas in Maine with signage noting they are the frontier. […]
I have often complained about the fact that it almost always rains on my birthday. Its in early May still undergoing the transition from April showers. This past year, I didn’t have rain on my birthday and it was wondrous. I had a colleague that similarly complained of […]
My son had looked forward to San Francisco last year. He definitely missed New York. However, he noted upon landing in San Francisco the first time, that it was beautiful and the water was so clean. I thought he was throwing shade at New York and had […]
There is nothing more awesome than a beautiful, interesting, mysterious door on your travels. What lies beyond? Doors also tell you a lot about the people around you? You can note who tends to hold the door open and who rushes through without even a “thank you.” […]
Forsaken and desolate, was he While others peripherally watched He sat there all alone Thinking, wondering, contemplating Melancholy permeated his heart His mind vanquished by his thoughts He sat there all alone His head propped up by his shaking hands He felt no shame He felt no […]
I have a confession to make. I was asked to run for a elected officer position with an academic association that I had been affiliated with for a while. I am too busy with work, family and life in general to take on yet another task. Especially […]
She sat at her desk going through the latest project projections. She had a hard deadline to meet and no one to help her get through this emotionally. She had a team to help staple, collate and run around like headless chickens. But she was alone inside. […]
Growing up, my mom played the numbers. She would play pick 3 and do a combination draw. Whatever that meant. I have never actually done any of those lottery games despite my mother’s grand belief in them. She actually did have some luck. She often played her […]
Let me tell you a story. Talk? Dance? What did it all matter when there was a wheelbarrow to turn? There was no crowd to please. Where have you been all my life? I hide. I run. I shake. I shiver. I breathe. I sigh. I need […]
I lived in Europe many years ago for a year. Specifically, I lived in Spain. I have been there, done that in terms of the ex-patriot living abroad thing. It was cool. I would probably live abroad again. However, I probably wouldn’t do it in France. First off, I am […]