Surrounded by lies Wading through the muck Picking out the sharpened teeth Licking the bones of those who have lost The puddle is gray Even the honorable are not without hubris Even the wicked are just a symptom Now the chsins have been unlinked But this sin is […]
Just like almost everyone I know, I really like Italian food. There’s always something for everyone at an Italian restaurant. But I have never had a favorite dish. I vary my selections and sometimes focus on one entree for a while. When I was relatively young, I couldn’t […]
I have a dress in my closet that was a ginormous bargain. It bought it in a trendy district and was elated upon finding it. For it was perfect. It embodied a point in time. It embodied a commitment to an idea. It fit me smoothly despite it […]
Recently I shared with a friend that I haven’t read a book in a while. Mind you, I bought two books four months ago. They remain unopened in my desk drawer. They were books for work, afterall. Thus, a smidge on the boring and obvious side. But here […]
I am a die-hard New Yorker. What does that mean? It means I love bagels. I love thin pizza. I love jumping in summertime puddles. I love walking. I get super invested in speedwalking. Now, not everyplace is like that. When I lived in California I tried to […]
A little over 11 years ago, I was on a day-long ferry trip from one Greek island to another. Ferry rides tend to be hit and miss for me. But that day was a good one despite having the beginnings of morning sickness. A state of being that […]
Crooked frames. Semi-empty shelves. Longing for pickles and barns. That was life. Or so she was told. She was advised to accept things as they are and will be. No need to change things outside of her control. Thing is, according to all those around her nothing was […]
At the end of last year, I decided to select a word for the new year (meaning this year). That word for the year is “joy”. I wanted to be purposeful in seeking joy and being joyous. Sometimes we get too bogged down in drama and inertia. An […]
Say what you will about Vanilla Ice, he had one thing right. We all need to hit the pause button. Well, he actually noted that we needed to “stop, collaborate, and listen“. Go figure. That is actually quite sound advice. Especially nowadays. We shall ignore the rest of […]
At the beginning of this year (or rather at the end of last year) I decided that my word for the year was going to be “joy”. And, just how elected presidents usually reflect a reaction to the previous president, a word of the year most certainly reflects […]
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