’tis the season…already..what?
Deck the halls way too early Fa la la la la, la la la la. ’tis the season to be wacky Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our shop apparel, Fa la la, la la la, la la la. Troll the fragrant […]
Friday the 13th and breaking news alerts
I grew up in a superstitious Hispanic family that just dreaded Friday the 13th. We tended to avoid going anywhere on such a day. Then I grew up. And guess what. I still dread Friday the 13th. My beloved most awesome dog died on a Friday the 13th. […]
Strike a pose: State your phony truth
I just don’t know You profess and profess Yet you run like the wind I just don’t know You gleefully admire Yet you fail to connect I just don’t know You publicly, notably gush Yet you pass without a nod I just don’t know You cite a crucial […]
My head is crammed
Took in too much information Its been a smogarsboard Its been an endless buffet Time to rest the mind Time to halt my thoughts A respite A respite Facts swimming in brain folds The neck veins are popping My words are jaw-dropping Time to rest the mind A […]
Growing up, older, and wiser with John Cusack’s Movies
Growing up, older, and wiser with John Cusack’s Movies I am a big film nerd. I got into film school and then decided to not go and become a psychologists instead. Looking back at my psychologist colleagues throughout the years, I wonder what made me make that turn. […]
What is your ICD 10 Code: selfie obsession, extreme eye rolling or sucked into jet engine?
What is your ICD 10 Code: selfie obsession, extreme eye rolling or sucked into jet engine? Today’s post, which is also my 1000th post (a grand thank you to you all), is a bit inside baseball. I work in the non-profit healthcare field. Which is a bit of […]
What does it mean to RSVP anymore?
There is a recent “news story” of a couple that billed their no-show wedding guests that had RSVP yes. This story has many weighing in on whether it is tackier to say you are going to an event and then do not show up (without any apologies beforehand) […]
The Supermoon and The Spoon: My Mom’s Superstitions
The Spoon On this day when the Sun, Earth and Moon create a rare supermoon coinciding with a total lunar eclipse, I recall with fondness my mother. I think of her singing Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart and how events like these would get her superstitions all […]
The dead are now our longstanding archetypes
The dead are now our longstanding archetypes The dead at been held at bay. Rust wouldn’t scare them off. No one had in ages received a tetanus shot. What was the point. A local circular wedged into the gate. who was going to bother to read it. The […]
“No Problem” is a problem
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” —Nietzsche Do you know that moment when Scooby Doo goes “Aaarug” (his puzzled grunt)? Or when Taylor Swift asks what “When you said you needed space”. Those are the moments when you do a double-take or wonder […]
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