There are some songs that feel less like music and more like an excavation — digging through layers of past hurt, survival, grit, and finally, fragile hope. Kesha’s “Praying” is one of those songs for me. It’s not just a melody; it’s a full body memory, a tremor […]
Where’s the remote? Under the dachshund. Where’s my phone? Also under the dachshund. Where’s the one document I need for this meeting that starts in 2 minutes? You guessed it: dachshund butt territory. He sits on the things I need most. But maybe, just maybe, he’s onto something. […]
Ah, Monday. The great illusionist. The David Blaine of the calendar. One moment it’s 8:00 a.m. and you’re mapping out your grand plans, whispering motivational quotes to yourself like you’re about to scale Everest in heels. And then—poof!—it’s 5:43 p.m., you’re unsure of what actually got done, and […]
People love to say, “The universe has a plan.” Okay. But has anyone checked if the universe filed the right paperwork? Because sometimes it feels like my request for cosmic justice got stuck in interstellar HR. No call back. No follow-up email. Nada. But here’s the thing: the […]
This week, I kept a promise. Not to a friend, not to a coworker, not to the dentist I keep ghosting. No, this one was just for me. And let me tell you—keeping a promise to yourself hits different. Like finding the perfect avocado on the first try […]
There’s a Turkish proverb that has been tumbling around my brain like mismatched socks in the dryer: “When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” Now, I don’t know for certain if it’s Turkish, but frankly, I don’t care. […]
There’s a certain kind of song that punches you right in the feels. I’m talking Coldplay’s “Hymn For The Weekend” — (“Put your wings on me”) — and of course, the iconic Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Go ahead, roll your eyes. It’s okay. They’re the kind […]
They say third time’s the charm, but for me, it was the fourth. After numerous attempts to master the elusive Thai green curry—where either the taste was off, the spice level wrong, or it had the consistency of soup—I finally hit the jackpot. This time, the curry gods […]
Have you ever watched a sports broadcast where the camera zooms out so far that the players look like ants? They call it a “fantage point,” which I guess is supposed to offer us an eagle’s view of the action. Instead, what we get is a glorified bug […]
This past Sunday, I caught the tail end of an interview on CBS News Sunday Morning about movies and the elusive cinematic experience. The interviewee was discussing the shift in how we consume films—people are now averaging two movie theater visits a year, but they’re watching around seven […]
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