In this day and age of the selfie and twitter, many people relish having a spotlight on themselves. I’m reminded of some old cartoon where the stage spotlight kept moving and the animated character desperately tried to keep up so as to remain in that spotlight. It was […]
Living in a major metropolitan, urban area affords you many luxuries. You have 24 hour urgent cares and grocery stores-whichever way your stomach is bending at 3am. You have diversity of people allowing you, if you are willing, to learn about cultures outside of your own. You have […]
I have always been attracted to fire. Mesmerized. Intoxicated by it. It’s beautiful and dances alluringly so. Sadly, I have also seen firsthand the detriments of fire having had my home many, mnay years ago burned down. I was actually a young girl, a toddler and it is […]
A long time ago I caught this great film, a documentary, called The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris. It is the story of a man who was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. The film was haunting. The musical score stayed […]
One of my favorite television shows of all time is Battlestar Galactica. The new one. The edgy one and not the campy one of decades back. It was a dark show where the few that remain of humanity are engaged in a constant struggle against the Cylons. The […]
I am still figuring Los Angeles out. What makes it tick. What makes it grand. If it is grand. One of the things I do love about Los Angeles is the street art. Everywhere you go there is street art that makes you think, laugh or get […]
There was a period of time, when I was young, in which it seemed I was headed towards a career in holography. I wasn’t a STEM student, although I was labeled as gifted. Yet, holograms were part of my thought considerations. There were times when it appeared that […]
As a New Yorker I have a horrible relationship with rats. I dislike them. I fear them. I have run away screaming from them. We have them in the subways. We even have bubonic plague. We do. We really do. We had them in the empty yard across […]
I love sweets. I’m all about the sugar. I like to take one of ABBA’s song and sing “gimme, gimme some sugar after midnight”. I don’t mind a lifesaver or two or three at night and for breakfast. Lunch and dinner as well. So, Im really good buds […]
Undoubtedly, being nice can help you with your own personal happiness. Being nice to others in a time of great need can give you a sense of euphoria. You can get ramped up helping someone out. That is why some people question whether altruism truly exists. I’m not […]