The leaves are rapidly falling. We sing odes to the summer that has passed and to the present autumn that is flying by. Why must we pass onto winter where not only the weather, but the hearts are also cold? Bare trees. Bare souls. Bundled bodies but frostbite […]
I watch a lot of streaming television shows as well as movies. Hence, in general, I avoid advertisements. Yesterday, I happen to be watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer again. The television series; not the movie. The only way to watch it is on Hulu streaming service where I […]
Here is an indisputable fact. Whichever line you are not in, will be the faster moving one. Happens without fail. I cannot even begin to count the number of times I pick the wrong line. It looks like, by all measures, it’s moving quickly and then the person […]
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.Eric Hoffer It’s raining today. A sad, gray day where the rain comes and goes as it pleases. When I was a young girl, I […]
There was a time in which antique shopping provided a reprieve from the present and provided for a future adventure. While the shops pointed to the past, they were like comfort food for future stomachaches. Now she went in them and felt nothing other than the need to […]
It’s Friday. We tend to celebrate the end of the week. We feel that we get a small reprieve from stress, ridiculousness, and head-scratching moments. However, the weekend is fraught with it’s own issues. One being that come Sunday at 6pm we start dreading the next day’s morning […]
At the beginning of my work life, I knew that you had to put together a resume and a cover letter. At the very beginning, I didn’t have much experience to list and could keep my resume to one page. My cover letter was to be the shining […]
I know that there are times in which I have stared at someone in utter disbelief. I have been stunned into silence, at times, when people demonstrably have no shame. I was thinking about that today as I watched my dog dig right into the garbage bag in […]
The best late-night snacking is that when you’ve gone out dancing and you get to eat a super-greasy pizza. That pizza tastes so wonderfully. My mouth waters at the thought of it. However, late-night snacking is generally not good for you. It can lead to indigestion, weight-gain, and […]
It’s almost midnight. And, rather unexpectedly I started humming to myself the song Midnight Train to Georgia. I have never really listened to the song. I just did in order to see what my humming was about. That song is actually rather sad about shattered dreams and returning […]