I have a five year old son. The Lego Movie opened this weekend. Thus, I spent Saturday afternoon with two hundred kids that had ants in their pants as well as a new earworm to share with anyone within 50 feet. Yes, “everything is awesome”, as they kept […]
My Hispanic Kitchen While Traveling the Road: Sazón and Café con Leche Daily Prompt: Ingredients I barely cook. Hmm. Let me qualify this further. What is less than barely cooking? I cook every once in a blue moon. Unfortunately, I do not have much time for cooking. I […]
Oh wacky days, oh wacky days are here again. They actually never leave us. This week New York City redeemed himself a bit after his pizza fork-eating fiasco when he challenged Vice President Biden’s assertion that LaGuardia Airport was like a third world country. The Olympics in Sochi […]
The Superstitions attached with Putting the Silverware Away Daily Prompt: Putting the Dishes Away I am a very messy person. Messes follow me at work, at home and even on the subway. I just leave everything lying about. I take great pride in being messy. There is research […]
The Lady in Accented Red Reads My Fortune: Daily Prompt: Red Red wind of fortune Bright sashes prick the soul A meaningful hope Other thoughts on Red Anawnimiss: of shame Marilyn Monroe, Drag Queens, The Police and Me The Wandering Poet Waiting for summer Serendipity You’re an Embarrassment […]
From an early age I wasn’t that much into meat. Looking back, I realize that part of my distaste of meat was that it was associated (in my young mind) with cooking for a husband. Odd, I know. But I was set from very early on that I […]
Phillip Seymour Hoffman died Sunday at the age of 46. Besides being a very talented actor with an Oscar win for best Actor in the movie Capote, he was also noted for being very much a humble man. He showed up early to interviews. He biked around Manhattan […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Object in the Wall What does it mean to be one of several? What does it mean to be whole, while others are pieces? What does it mean to be visible but also hidden? Who am I? Where am I? What am I? Do […]
I was up late the other night tossing and turning ruminating wondering about whether I had made the right judgment call on a particular decision earlier that day. I was flipping the channel and cable television was showing the movie by Joel Schumacher, starring Colin Farrell, called Phone […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition in Havana, Cuba I landed at around 9am in Havana, Cuba. By the afternoon, I already went through the orientation session and had set off on a walking adventure with four other Americans. We explored to our hearts content, catching a vibrant and dynamic city […]