So much for easing into the New Year. Here in New York we got a mighty blast of the winter air and snow up to our knees. Ok, not that much snow. It is a winter wonderland that we get to watch from our windows indoor while sipping […]
No, I am not dreaming of Cherry Garcia ice cream. No, I’m not dreaming of a deadhead concert even though I did attend an elite preppy boarding school. Many are currently dreaming of a white Christmas. I, on the other hand, am dreaming of Cherryheads. Not lemon heads, […]
Dear Mr. Stinkbug This is not a love song. I most certainly do not love you like a love song. This is not a love letter. This is most definitely not an ode. This is also not a Taylor Swift “I once loved you but you done me […]
“How did it get so late so soon?” –Dr. Seuss We have reached that time of the year again. We are at the twelfth and last month of the year. Although, December historically was not always the twelfth month, for a long time ago it was the tenth […]
Phobias are kind of fun. Well, except for if you are one of the 10% of the adult population that is estimated to suffer from phobias to the point that day to day life is impacted. Phobias as such are quite scary. I have a fear of flying […]
Oh my. Less than two weeks before Christmas. My son just wrote Santa a letter this morning alerting him to the “fact” that he’s been a good boy this year. as such his letter had about 9 desired toys. I read the letter twice (well, actually I wrote […]
Chicken meth is what’s for dinner while wife swapping: wackiness abounds As I write this, my eyes are laboring to stay open. The two passionfruit mojitos really hit me with a one, two sucker punch. So what it’s only 2pm. It’s been a rough long week. It seems […]
Happy wacky holidays to all and to all a good week. Apparently, because there is ostensibly one less week of holiday shopping –you know that sacrilegious time between thanksgiving and Christmas-people must rush to the stores on thanksgiving day to get those big screen televisions that are likely […]
Do you remember that Loverboy’s song “working for the weekend”? I wished that applied to me. Instead I work all weekend long. So, I work during the workweek so that I can keep working on the weekend. Such is life in the non-profit understaffed, bleed-you-to-death world. Besides working […]
Kicking it old-school style gratitude Every morning on my way in to work I pass a huge billboard that says “gratitude.” I have not quite bothered to figure out what the billboard is trying to sell -I recognize that sounds a bit jaded-but the phrase has been on […]