Shiny happy people. The college rock band REM sang about them a few decades ago. Supposedly, there were “Shiny happy people holding handsShiny happy people laughing.” But as Paula Cole once asked where’d all the cowboys go, I ask where’d all the happy people go? Seriously! I like […]
Everyone gossips. Or so some say. I don’t readily believe that. There are some who are vaults and can take a secret to their grave. However, I do believe 99.9% do gossip. But there is a spectrum. Gossip can go from mild and vanilla to spicy and a […]
A long time ago I used to love throwing dinner parties. I enjoyed cooking “non-traditional” dishes and having people just sit and chat at a small table. One time I went through with a dinner even though a hurricane had just ripped through the neighborhood a few hours […]
Today is a day in which I hope to get some rest and decompress. With that said, I’m going to try to avoid watching the news. I’m sure I’ll catch a little here and there. I’ll also try to avoid anymore of the Will Smith and Chris Rock […]
Monday, Monday. Running around with coffee in hand, putting my bag together and applying makeup. Looking for the right jewelry to wear. Thinking of what I should bring or do for lunch. Not thrilled by my lunch choices. My earband sinuses still hurt. I take my antibiotic. Finish […]
“Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for meBeen an awful good girlSanta baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight” Santa baby, I’ve been a really, really, good girl Santa baby, I’ve gone through hell and back Santa baby, I need a break from all the […]
As a superstitious New Yorker I was taught at an early age, to not kill spiders. Killing a spider inevitably brings bad luck. And, who needs that these days? I see a spider I try to get it to move along. Don’t get me wrong I’m not looking […]
A merry-go-round was never her thing. Even on those slow-moving supposed entertainment mechanisms she would feel ill. An odd feeling of unease would overcome het. She felt an odd nostalgia around redundancy and feelings of inadequacy. If she couldn’t handle a carousel, what would happen on a rollercoaster? […]
When I first started writing this piece, I mistakenly titled it “no fizz in my barb”. I looked at it and winced. I wondered whether subconsciously I thought I was losing my snark. My wit. My comebacks. I’m usually very fast on the draw. But my head is […]
When I first started blogging, for a few years I would do a wacky news column on Fridays. Then, little by little I stopped writing about wacky, weird bits. The world turned topsy-turvy and weird news was no longer weird. Wackiness was sort of built into everyday life. […]
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