I have a fun red sweatshirt that I like to wear to just rattle people. The sweatshirt says “done”. I bought this many years ago when I lived in Los Angeles. When you wear the shirt, most people are thrown by it. They wonder what you are “done” […]
Thinking. Thinking. Thinking. What to do now? Moving on? Catching my breath. So many new horizons. Considering which horizons to look at and take a step towards. Looking for a new song. A new dance step. Twirling. Nothing is assured. But here’s the deal. Be brave enough to […]
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 […]