<blockquote>Thought I was a Cornflakes Girl and that is OK I get a wickedly rapid twitch when I hear people misuse or distort common words and phrases such as “irregardless” or “work/life” balance. Of course, I have my own word distortions. Growing up cereal was a luxury. I […]
Photos: Archeological signs in El Valle de Antón, Panama Part of what my son loves about travel is discovering old cities. He has inherited my sense of trying to be like Indiana Jones. When we visited Panama City, he had a grand time in the old city […]
Silly morning lyric between a mom and her son inspired by Ginsberg’s quote: “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness“. Today is such a day to be silly and mad and everything in between. Socks and shoes strewn about: I ain’t no PTA Mom Ok baby […]
I’ve Got the Monday Photo Blues I often lament about the Monday blues and how it is really Wednesdays that send us into a tailspin. Basically Monday through Wednesday is often laden with emotional rollercoasters. This Monday I am happy. I am happy because I do not […]
Traveling the world with my son: seeing the struggle, resilience and endurance of people As a girl who grew up in deep poverty in the South Bronx where crack was plentiful and milk was not, I learned a thing or two abut resilience and endurance along the way. […]
Abandoned Buildings Still Have Stories and Individuals Who Live in Them I remember when I first landing in Cuba, I started taking photographs immediately. I walked about the city in awe and wonderment. I was so busy snapping away that at some point I came to realize that […]
Autumn is almost here: The air may be turning crisp but my heart is warmed over In the wildly disturbingly awesome movie classic Apocalypse Now, there is the oft-repeated quote of “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” It is a quote that shows how the […]
Colorful Contrasts on a Weekend Hike Right before we held his birthday party, we went on a weekend hike to expend some energy. If it were up to me I would go hiking every weekend. From a very early age, I have exposed my son to nature […]
The coldest winter is a summer in San Fran and the most stressful event is a birthday party Making lists for the day, for the week, for the month and for the year is an entrenched part of our modern-day lives. For the last few weeks there has […]
Father and Son Dialogue: Hiking Through the Years I admit readily admit. I am a sucker for a father/son portrait. I love the seeing the interactions and the wisdom and life experiences being passed from one generation to the other. It is all one big life hike. […]