Can you hear me now? Those words were repeated over and over in cell phone advertisements. We all laughed at it, especially when we ourselves had to ask such a question. Cell phones are a glorious invention that got us all questioning whether we are being heard. What […]
The world is my television. The city streets of New York provide tons of fantastic viewing opportunities. Walk down any street and you are bound to catch some type of surprise. Part of my viewing pleasure entails looking at couples and trying to figure out their dynamic. Everything […]
Empathy is everything. You can’t be human without it. Well, you can. But most certainly not a good human. Most know and understand that. Many strive for it. A few actively avoid it like the plague. It’s as if they turned off the empathy chip in their brain. […]
I’m a sunny curmudgeon. A good blend of being a New Yorker who lived in California for ten years. I like things done in a New York minute but I also have patience. I try to be kind to and have empathy for all. Well, for as many […]
Kate Middleton finally got her prince- Prince William. But she sure waited a long time. At least seemingly long per the media, family and friends. Well, actually a decade of dating can be long. Supposedly, when they got back together after their second breakup, they made a secret […]
Have you seen the movie Holes? It’s funny. If you are in the right mood. But there are many life lessons in it that can apply to this day and age. There’s one scene and one line that stays in everyone’s head. The little girl tells her grandpa […]
I recently recalled a tense situation from over five years back. It was a room filled with people who didn’t want to be there and a woman who was gruff and angry spilling her anger over everyone. I remember telling myself repeatedly that the situation would eventually end. […]
It’s been a random day. It’s been a bit bizarre. It’s been bewildering. To celebrate such a day, here are a few words of wisdom. “When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.” Mark Twain “Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution” […]
I love Christmas. And, am readily excited for it. I really like Easter. We shall see how both of those turn out this coming year. I also love, really love, Halloween. It is the time of the year to be truly carefree, dress up and beg for candy. […]
We are in the middle of September of a year that has either gone by too fast in that it barely existed or too slowly in that we are stick in a neverending morbid loop. Both perspectives are right. This year barely happened. Yet everything, or almost everything, […]