He had been an odd kid, or so he had been told by everybody and anybody. He didn’t cry much, he was gregarious and he loved the night. He never feared it and never needed a night light. He was energized by it. Thus, it figures that he […]
There are many times when we try to be as diplomatic as possible. Well, I do. Or at least that has been my longstanding way of being. As a matter of fact, a former colleague a while ago told me that I needed to stop being so diplomatic. […]
No one knows the trouble I got. No one. But everyone here has trouble and that is Trouble with a capital T. It didn’t matter how hard it snows out, however, inside there was just warmth and blood. The tastes were all around so salty and the […]
To go to sleep Tired and confused To go to sleep Unwittingly and naively To go to sleep Full of grace To go to sleep With love in mind To go to sleep Passionately awake To go to sleep With the hope of waking up To go to […]
As a kid you have to learn to walk and to eat and to well, everything. As we learn our parents can only do so much for us to hold us up. They have to, despite their instincts, let us occasionally fall. As a boss, one […]
I have been rather lucky in life to be able to travel to so many places both domestically and internationally. I am still waiting to hit my 50th state. In due time it will happen. Each year I keep wishing and trying to find a way to travel […]
As a die-hard New Yorker, I have rather enjoyed my time thus far in Los Angeles. I love cities. I love walking hot pavement sidewalks. I love window shop There are the mountains. There are the beaches. There are the tourist traps. There are the cultural landmarks. There […]
She always knew she’d kill for him. She just was never sure it would be necessary. She was just never sure how much her hands would shake, if at all. She was just never sure how everyone else would take it. But she had never cared about that. […]
We are three full weeks into the New Year. By the way, when do we stop wishing people a happy new year? I tend to keep going until February 1st. Then, it’s back to the same old greetings grind. If I want to be snarky, I may […]
Ok. This may come off as a bit silly to many. And you shall shortly see why. Ok. My son is nine years old. Right as he turned nine, we got him a cell phone. I was getting an upgrade and felt that he could finally use one […]