“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” When I became pregnant I knew that one of the values I would immediately try to pass onto my child was the love and appreciation of travel. In psychology, we measure […]
This might seem weird to some. Bit April fool’s day makes me a little sad. It’s a day of jokes and I love pranks. Pulled one off last week on a colleague to great delight. I got that love of pranks from my mother. She took great pleasure […]
In New Yok, you see everything. You can experience almost everything. And, with enough money you can certainly buy pretty much anything. Thus, when walking the city streets of New York, you have to be prepared for just about everything and anything. Yup. The other morning it looked […]
Winter fur is dropping Spilling all over the floor The collar holding up a head ready to roll Instability and shakiness propping the legs Time to shed that winter coat Face what is to come
Imagine this scenario. Someone is leaning over a toilet throwing up. One person pulls that person’s hair back and says it’ll be ok. Another person stands back perplexed trying to figure out what caused the stomach problem. While a third person goes back to look for the purse […]
The moon was bright. Shining, casting a light on all that was wrong. It didn’t let up. It couldn’t. But it didn’t matter. All transgressions were to be forgiven the morning after. There was always the morning after. There was always a way to explain things or find […]
I personally have been experiencing crazy, lucid, vivid dreams this past year. It’s my understanding that many others have as well. Probably everyone at this point. We went through a pandemic that seemed never-ending. Well, we are still in the midst of a pandemic. But hope is in […]
Some people can’t stand to lose. I mean, losing is not fun. We get that. But one can try and have fun in the process. Some people make everything a game – a twisted game of power. Those are people to avoid. And, to those people I tell […]
Last year, during the height of the pandemic, everyone was talking about Tiger King. Well, not me. I didn’t care for it even though I didn’t even know the premise. Then one night late, late summer I caught a few episodes. I felt caught up in a surreal […]
We all have tool kits and boxes. I have a tool kit with screwdrivers, a hammer, nails and random wrenches from ikea. I note that because most people won’t think I have a toolbox. Many wouldn’t even believe I put my own bookshelf together. Well, besides literal tools […]
