I remember many years ago, I started a job with a group of seven other people. We were young, idealistic, and eager to do a good job and have fun. The group eventually ended up hating each other. Cliques formed even in a small cohort of eight people. […]
I love handbags. Probably way too much. I just don’t have space for many more, to be honest with you all. However, I have been on a tear lately trying to buy a new one. I have searched high and low, far and wide for a new […]
Two weeks ago I discovered a new thrift store. Well, rather, it is new to me. It has apparently been around for a long time. It is a special Los Angeles thrift store in that it gets a lot of its inventory from Macy’s. I came across a […]
The earth was dry but she was fired up. She was a true believer. They all were. They were all also broken which meant that they understood each other very well. They had a lovely breakfast today as they did everyday. It was tasty, filling, and replenishing. Could […]
I am my own compass I need not follow a weathered vane I have tossed away the pointed shards I cried, and now I’m done These false prophecies Leave me feeling no pain This venomous smile Leaving me wiser I am my own compass I need not follow […]
I just don’t have it in me I just don’t Thought I did Thought I could But I sat down to think. Tried my hardest to motivate But my bones are tired And my mind is racing With my heart rate on full blast No […]
Just last a few weeks ago, we were talking to a person we just met at a bar about how there is no longer honor amongst thieves. Mafiosos used to have certain rules they lived by. Nowadays everything is a free-for-all. Luckily for us as a […]
Since the beginning of time there have existed many questions which have vexxed humankind. For example, which came first: the chicken or the egg? Who stole the cookies from the cookie Jar? Well, in my house, I can easily tell you who. But I digress. Why does hair […]
After over a decade in the non-profit world I have met quite a cast of characters. I have heard it all as well. There have been instances in the past where I would be talking to a colleague on a call when all of a sudden […]
We are three full weeks into the New Year. By the way, when do we stop wishing people a happy new year? I tend to keep going until February 1st. Then, it’s back to the same old greetings grind. If I want to be snarky, I may […]