Hubris. There’s a lot of that going around these days. This decade. Humblebragging has become a funny bit in social and professional circles. You know what is lacking, though? Teachability. Just because someone can “google” they may believe they have done their research and are experts at X,Y, […]
I love Halloween. Or I used to. Now I like, like Halloween. As a kid, Halloween was a bit creepy with those plastic masks. Do you remember these? Boy, we were big on full on non-breathable masks back then. While creepy, they were still fun. In New York, […]
Flawed like a diamond Lucky thirteen is my faith Devoid of all thought Tender is my brain Let me share a few haikus Simmer, boil, and torch Fried tendons so ache But the soul, even more so Where’s the aloe vera Tick, tick, Tick and go No one […]
When the first Harry Potter book was released, I was thrilled. I read the first book in its entirety on a plane flight to Hawaii. Despite all my travels I am an uneasy traveler. I have about seven rituals I must undertake before a flight takes off. Such […]
When I was pregnant, I was often not feeling that great. I had morning sickness for seven months. I didn’t tell many people that I was pregnant until about the fifth month. And, because I had such horrible morning sickness, I actually lost weight in the beginning. Some […]
You never know how, when, or why you may encounter people you thought you left behind decades ago. A psychology experiment decades ago found that there are about six degrees of seperation. Someone decided to be funny and test that finding using Kevin Bacon as an example. Nowadays, […]
Sadly, clumsy me has had many a fall lately. I fell crossing the street after becoming lightheaded. And, no, I was not texting or otherwise engaged with my phone. It may have been from being locked in an office with 100 boxes or it may have been being […]
One thing I know for sure about life and our role in tbe universe is that you should never get too comfortable. Growing up as a very poor child in the South Bronx, I understood life could be tough. However, I also saw that there are people out […]
Sadly, there are some individuals who can never give a compliment or acknowledge the great deeds of others. If they didn’t do such acts, they are suspect in their eyes. These are stingy people. They are stingy with their praise and good will towards others. They are stingy […]
The first step of the day is to be grateful for yet another day. Look at the sun. Make coffee with zest. Tune down the negative noise. Turn up the positivity. Find a good song to walk down the street to. Share a song with my son. Listen […]
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