Stepping in the Goop: singing the motherhood blues It seems every four months or so, there is a media storm surrounding some outlandish pronouncement about motherhood and who has it worse. Meaning, who is more harried, hurried, and worried. I am currently standing on a metro north platform […]
Some wacky life-lessons for all ages from this past week’s weird news Being on the road three weeks straight meant that I could not keep up with my weekly wacky news column. However, the world didn’t bother to pause in its wacky tracks. We now have CNN news […]
The psychological and societal annoyances and benefits of Facebook Yes, we know that selfies are all the rage and that they are so five minutes ago. Furthermore, Facebook’s power is on the decline. Or so say its competitors. One main statistic that is used to preach about the […]
This past week, that saw the various celebratory occurrences of Mardi Gras, I was in St. Louis Missouri for business. I had no idea that a mid-western (sort of southern) town could so readily get into Mardi Gras. I have always associated Mardi Gras with New Orleans. We […]
Walking the Streets of New Orleans- Let us not abandon it New Orleans is currently in the midst of some grand parties celebrating Mardi Gras. Then again when is New Orleans not caught up in a party? The city is always so alive and vibrant despite its past […]
The psychology of the workplace through the lens of Oscar night The Hollywood award season has come to an end. Now we can maybe focus on some world events. I hear there is some of that going on. I caught the live feed of the Oscar […]
Oscar Songs on my Mind: I’ve had the time of my life A few decades back, I was in high school learning to survive on my own. Doing my own laundry was a novelty. Not having all my clothes come out with pink streaks was a major accomplishment. […]
Don’t Pity me Because I walk everywhere: I am a cool New Yorker like that Every day I wake up to the sound of a little boy saying “mom, mom, mom. Are you awake.” Groggily I get up and go heat some milk up for him and […]
Yes! The Olympics are over. Now we can go back to our regularly scheduled programming. Our selfie obsession has now officially spread to animal kingdom realm. Animals have been stealing cameras and taking selfies in the forests. It’s been a weird work week for me. Quiet surreal […]
Glowing antlers, wigs and crumbs: Art is in the eye of the wacky beholder. Is the Olympics almost over? Does anyone else feel underwhelmed by the Olympics or is it just me? Blah. This past week one of the news items that went viral very quickly was that […]