My niece just turned ten. Unbelievable that she is now a tween. What is funny, though, is that she had a major birthday countdown beforehand. For about a month beforehand, we received daily updates on her birthday celebration. She had multiple agendas that we had to […]
I knocked on three doors and three kings stuck their heads out One was a kind gentle soul who wished for world peace Another was a bullfighter with a bodyguard The last was a race care driver with no brakes I wondered who was truly righteous […]
A few years back, three moves ago, I used to work in a New York highrise. Well, actually, It wasn’t even that tall. It was 12 floors. My whole wall was made up of windows. I had a head on view of the Empire State Building. It […]
Life has never been easy. It is not meant to be. Duh. What else was she to think as she looked through the window. She wanted to eat up everything in sight. Those jars were filled with life goodness but she needed to say vigilant. Food […]
There has been a slew of depressing, sad, and frustrating events the past week or so. Add June gloom to the mix and it is hard to sometimes see the rainbow after the deluge. But a rainbow does come. A rainbow does make an appearance that you need […]
I’m only human Perfection is not even a dream I will err Even when I try not to I will be fearful Even when trying on a brave mask But my intentions are good I will share my cheesecake You can even have more than half But don’t […]
She was a small-town girl who wanted a big-city life. She had known this from essentially the day she was born. No one around her understood her and her desire to leave the town the second she entered the world. It was an itch. A predisposition. […]
I have a list of pet peeves that I ocassionally feel the need to share with you all. I share joy. I share pain. Life, apparently, is for mass consumption and sharing. Today, is a day to share an irritant. It’s nothing large. Just a few thoughts here […]
I am a die-hard New Yorker who knows which city streets to go to to find my fake designer handbags. Or I used to do. See, when I was younger I was very, very poor. So, I needed to buy some cherished items such as videos, music and […]
This morning I woke up singing that Michelle Branch song “Goodbye to You.” It was a song that I first heard on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Which, by the way, is in my top five ever favorite shows. I know that the name of the show, and the […]