She stared at the photograph which was not remarkable in any way. Yet, she was transfixed. She stared and remembered. Memories were stirred and an ache formed in her chest. The photograph was of a lonely street she had walked a few years back when travel was readily […]
A day of gratitude. A day of saying thank you. A day of acknowledging the blessings one has in life. It’s also a day of football, turkey, a big parade, and movies. It’s a smash up of different cultures reveling in different fun activities and maybe breaking bread. […]
I’m a random person. Or can be. Someone once noted I’m a rollercoaster. But that’s neither here nor there. I’m here to just be random and talk about orange juice. See, here’s the thing. Lately, I’ve had health screening after health screening. I’m pretty ok except for a […]
For decades now, I have traveled cross country multiple times, lugging boxes upon boxes of books. I’ve always been proud of my own personal library collection. Books were everything to me growing up. I loved being transported to these other worlds. As a kid, I even wrote my […]
You once told me a lie And then you said you’d share the truth I tabled it asking for a raincheck The time had not been right I’m calling in the chip Tell me a new story Make me believe in fairy tales Let me meet the fairy […]
Hubris. There’s a lot of that going around these days. This decade. Humblebragging has become a funny bit in social and professional circles. You know what is lacking, though? Teachability. Just because someone can “google” they may believe they have done their research and are experts at X,Y, […]
There’s wordless Wednesday. Or so there is in the social media world. Some just post a photograph with no explanation and the image do the talking. I’m not quite sure how it started. I like the idea, in theory. However, I find that I always need to say […]
My first day at boarding school was an interesting one. It was all foreign for me. I was quite bewildered. Then my roommate came in with her twin sister. They were loud, giggling and hugging each other. One sister was attending my same boarding school and another was […]
I love the holidays. I’m lucky that in our household we celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. It’s Chrismakkah. It’s lovely, nice, and reaffirming. I’m all in. Yet, this year I started shopping early because I’m over the idea of shopping in covid times. Masking up. I’ll willingly do […]
I have trouble falling asleep. Well. I want to sleep during many work meetings but that is different. Although, I have never fallen asleep at work or during a meeting. I can’t say that for all my colleagues. There was a zoom meeting a few months ago where […]