Please don’t send me flowers: Unless it is in a cocktail I love flowers. I love their beauty and imminent nostalgia that is attached to them. Flowers evoke memories of yore. They evoke memories of the sun and the grass and a certain amount of whimsy. I […]
Oh captain, my captain: walking out of the room feeling good but the trip is done We lost a grand comedic force due to grand depression. Simple statement yet a complicated life and situation. Robin Williams was known across the generations whether it was Mork and Mindy, […]
Odious: sometimes it is the perfect word A few years back I found myself in a weird professional pickle. I was protested for advocating for equal resources. I did not understand why there was such much anger and venom thrown at me. I truly had not said anything […]
The edge of the photograph frame: Pondering Away at Flinders Station On a bright, mildly brisk Saturday afternoon in Melbourne I found myself at the corner intersection of Flinders Street and Swanson Street. I snapped photograph upon photograph of Flinders Street mega train station. I had never considered […]
Zig-Zag Australian Winery As I lie here in my sick bed drinking gallons of diluted gatorade, I’m dreaming of wine tasting. I still love Napa and Sonoma Valley in California for their wineries and one-on-one tours. Especially the ones in Sonoma (try Buena Vista winery if out there) […]
The Five Second Rule Life Lesson My son dropped his Oreo cookie onto the floor and he looked mighty sad. He knew he was just supposed to have one cookie I soothed his worry way by letting him know about the five second rule. That wonderful rule […]
Answer me this Grasshopper: why is there poop in the hallway? The Cure’s worse song in my opinion is “Friday, I’m in love”. How did they go from all-angst to an exuberant ode to love? Anyway, I digress (as I’m wont to do). It is Wednesday and […]
No Time For Procrastination: the Gates of Hades are Opening in Two Weeks What will you be doing July 27th 2014? As I noted last summer to many’s delight and fright, the Gates of Hades are opening soon. See, here is the thing the month of July […]
Letting my sister evolve while still picturing her as a munchkin As the older sister by nine years, I have seen my younger sibling transform from a munchkin to a full-fledged adult. That is, indeed a wild ride. I still think of my sister as the little […]
Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge: You spin me round and round the world It is Wacky Wednesday. In a week from today I will be traveling to Australia and can’t wait to meet the people, learn about the culture and take some great photographs of the landscape, […]
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