My son had looked forward to San Francisco last year. He definitely missed New York. However, he noted upon landing in San Francisco the first time, that it was beautiful and the water was so clean. I thought he was throwing shade at New York and had […]
There is nothing more awesome than a beautiful, interesting, mysterious door on your travels. What lies beyond? Doors also tell you a lot about the people around you? You can note who tends to hold the door open and who rushes through without even a “thank you.” […]
Forsaken and desolate, was he While others peripherally watched He sat there all alone Thinking, wondering, contemplating Melancholy permeated his heart His mind vanquished by his thoughts He sat there all alone His head propped up by his shaking hands He felt no shame He felt no […]
I have never really liked flying despite having a job that required me to travel for ten years. One could argue I was a bit of a masochist. I not only hated flying, I feared it. I hate the takeoff most of all. The first 10 minutes […]
Growing up, my mom played the numbers. She would play pick 3 and do a combination draw. Whatever that meant. I have never actually done any of those lottery games despite my mother’s grand belief in them. She actually did have some luck. She often played her […]
Let me tell you a story. Talk? Dance? What did it all matter when there was a wheelbarrow to turn? There was no crowd to please. Where have you been all my life? I hide. I run. I shake. I shiver. I breathe. I sigh. I need […]
I am a New Yorker in Los Angeles. We are a growing group out here. Perhaps we got tired of the various snowmageddons we have been through the last few years. Perhaps we think we can make it on Hollywood since we made it in new York and […]
Stop for a second. Just one second. If you can’t, ask why not? Are you always running to and fro? Running from meeting to meeting? Running from errand to errand? Running like mad just to keep fit? And then what? Hey Mister: Can you spare a […]
One of the things I love most about travel is architecture. Now, I understand that sounds rather abstract. I love trying to understand how building structure mirrors the values of the particular society in which they are located. Many years ago, along with art history lasses, I took […]
I am jubilant. I am ecstatic. I am jumping for joy. After five months of commuting every other weekend between San Francisco and Los Angeles, I will be finally packing up my San Francisco place and moving down permanently to Los Angeles. Ok. Let me backtrack just […]