A few months back I was celebrating my latest accomplishment. I had joined my son in observing lent and gave up desserts. My doctor noted that yes I am aging and maybe I should think of cutting back a little on the bad stuff. Specifically, all the sugars […]
She had been out back picking the mangoes from the tree. They smelled delicious and made her mouth water. As she gathered the fruit she noticed someone moving quickly in the corner of the backyard. Who could it be? Out stepped a man in a fine black suit. […]
For those of you unaware, there is a major election season occurring in the United States. During this time, Twitter has become the breaking news alert system for latest campaign gaffes. Furthermore, this is the time when you get a clue as to what the car […]
Every week or two I get asked by someone if I am liking my experience thus far in Los Angeles. I’ve been here now almost 9 months. I could have given birth in this amount of time. Nine months is a big psychological marker. Yet, I usually […]
I like to consider myself a pretty fashionable New Yorker who is hip and cool and is up to date on pop culture, as well as serious news. But the news is no fun these days. I have cool shoes and handbags and just revel in dressing […]
I see your joy I hear your tickle I feel your energy But I don’t believe it I see your worry I feel your pain I hear your sorrow But I don’t believe it You are a shell You are a whisper You are a robot Show me […]
I recently held an upper management retreat where I did a silly exercise of what five things each group would want with them if stranded on a remote island. If you had to experience Gilligan’s Island, what would you want besides ear buds so as to not have […]
A long time ago, although not super long ago, I was a tween who needed eyeglasses. I was a poor child so we needed financial help getting me glasses. We got such assistance and I happily wen to get a new pair of eye glasses. I was […]
You are with a group of friends or with a loved one enjoying a beautiful scenery. You take a photograph together for the fun of it. You take a photograph to remember and to commemorate the moment. You take a photo because you can now. You can go […]
I was startled, astonished and dismayed when a colleague told me she got all her news from Facebook. I thought about how no one reads news articles anymore. If something is more than 750 words it better have a lot of photos to soften the reading burden. I […]