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 […]
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, […]
Considering the chaos all around me these days in New York City, this topic might be a little frivolous. Or rather, it may on its surface appear to be frivolous. However, considering my long days and nights a little frivolity is in order. Most assuredly, some moments of […]
I am one of those people who debates with herself whether it’s better to travel to just new places or it’s better to go back to places I loved. It’s a silly debate. One can ostensibly do both. Or so I thought. Then covid hit and travel became […]
I was just recently talking with a friend as to how music has been so therapeutic this past year. Everyone has found their playlist, sort of speak. I used to be anti-Spotify just because I wanted to be. Then at some point late last year I gave in […]
Alex Trebek was one of a kind in terms of his Jeopardy game-hosting skills. He is irreplaceable. However, the next host need not be like Alex Trebek. They can make the game their own. We can be ready and like a new host accepting them for what they […]
When I first started blogging, for a few years I would do a wacky news column on Fridays. Then, little by little I stopped writing about wacky, weird bits. The world turned topsy-turvy and weird news was no longer weird. Wackiness was sort of built into everyday life. […]
It’s the beginning of the week and the world is in tumolt. School will be starting soon, if not already. Countries are flailing. We can give in to the chaos or remain calm, steady and clinging to hope. For it is a small world. It’s a world of […]
Here’s a short and sweet review of the new Pixar movie. It was cute. Not great. But good enough to warrant watching with your son and hugging afterwards. My son liked the movie although he thought he thought there were too many dream sequences. However, he pointed to […]
It’ll huff It’ll puff It’ll knock your core down Then you lift the door knocker yourself Knock, knock A cacophony of wails Trying to keep one’s poker face But lady gaga we are not
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