In New York, we have always said the phrase “wait on line” which annoyed my visiting mid-westerner friends and the like. I didn’t get the problem with waiting on line. This was before being online was all the rage . However, as the New York times noted […]
I hate water. There I said it. Please don’t try to lecture me on how great water is and how much we, as humans, need water. I have heard it all before. I will just counter and counter some more any arguments you may have in favor […]
I feel like I must utter the phrase “what’s this” over 100 times a day. First off, I have to say that quite often to my son. He was recently very eager to show me a drawing he had made. I looked at it and then had […]
I am a sugar junkie. I have no real shame in admitting it. It’s at the point where I do not find raw sugar to be sweet enough. It is the same problem that I have overall with salt in that even my salt needs salt. […]
I’m scared to look To see deep inside Afraid of the cracks I might find Afraid of the pain that will rise I’m afraid to taste To bite off more than there is Afraid everything will crumble Afraid everything will gnash I’m afraid to feel To touch the […]
I started drinking coffee late in life. Well, late for a Puerto Rican that is. I was making coffee for my mom was I was seven. Yet, somehow my seven year old son can’t even conceive of doing such a thing for me. But I digress. Yes, […]
Did you know that taxi cabs have a vomiting service fee. More often than not, the fee is $50? This is now pretty standard. Every single cab I took in Chicago recently had the vomit service fee prominently displayed. One of my Uber drivers was telling […]
I love eating. I love eating out. I think eating is one of the greatest pleasures in life. As such, I expect every meal to be satisfying. I expect most of my meals to meet a deeper hunger. A psychological hunger. Maybe that is too much to […]
I like salt. I like salt a lot. I like salt so much that I even put salt on my salads. Perhaps that act of salting defeats the purpose of eating a salad but it sure helps me enjoy it. Surprisingly, I have perfect blood pressure despite […]
Many many years ago, there was a group of young girls on a school bus trip from New York City to Washington, DC. The girls were giggling as seventh graders are wont to do. The boys sat nearby acting annoyed but trying to figure out […]
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