There are many times when we try to be as diplomatic as possible. Well, I do. Or at least that has been my longstanding way of being. As a matter of fact, a former colleague a while ago told me that I needed to stop being so diplomatic. […]
Before I went to watch the movie A Wrinkle in Time, I had heard it was a grand movie about resilience and girl power. When I heard such commentary I just shrugged my shoulders. I think many people thought that I would love this movie by Ava DuVernay […]
I use the word “smooshy” all the time. Do you? Well, I don’t use it all the time. I use it occasionally as necessitated by smooshy items that need describing. Makes sense, right? I am pretty sure that I did not invent this word. It is in […]
I was just listening to Bruno Mars’ If I Knew. I don’t know how popular the song is overall, but I like it as one of his sings that I hear less often. In it, he sings “Oh, oh I, I was a city boy Riding to danger’s […]
This was the happiest she had felt in decades. Even her t-shirt had the word “happy” on it. She had been sad for so long that she needed to proclaim, for the world to see, her full scale happiness. This was bliss. All the past pills, jobs, friends, […]
That’s it At last it is time to saunter away No tight ties that bind No other cuffs to hamstring The ghosts wondered if it had truly ended But now the finishing point’s horizon is clear Over and out Done and not won over Divorcing from ridiculousness Farewell […]
Every once in a while, I go down a memory lane trip regarding my beloved mother. Today was such a journey. I sat here and remembered how many years ago my mom used to play Carly Simon’s song “You’re so Vain” with much heart and zest. She loved […]
Right at this moment I am eating, although I shouldn’t be, a bag of potato chips. I had told myself that I needed to cut back on my carbs. And. I have been doing a relatively good job of avoiding potato chips as those are my biggest […]
This Monday that passed at 4am a young friend of mine left this earth. She had a six month old baby boy. and was 33 years old. Just 33! But her body was riddled with a rare cancer that took root. One day we were laughing at a […]
Most superheros have an origin story. Although, it is often depicted in the first ten minutes of a film and then we have the here and now. I must say that I am taken back a bit by how the Joker doesn’t have a truly fleshed […]