“Really? Is that true” “Yes, Yes!” “Wow! I have never heard of such a thing” ” Well, it is true. Many New Yorkers have never had a driver’s license. Ever.” “But how do they get from one place to another.” “ummm. They walk. They bike. They take […]
Growing up, attending boarding school during my formative years, we heard repeatedly binging was a bad thing. Specifically, people -meaning administrators-were very concerned about binge eating. At a boarding school, eating disorders were the norm There was this set of twins that really struck me with […]
This morning I woke up thinking about how I an just never eat Alfalfa Sprouts. They haunt me. But let me get back to that in a second. I am afraid of German Shepherds. I believe all dogs are beautiful and good. That it is bad […]
Time was running out. She needed to make it back to Central Park before her carriage turned back into pumpkins. Fairy god-mother had changed the rules on her midway. It was a game of survivor at this point. She carried her mother’s bones in her backpack […]
There was once a time when men and women worked hard day in and day out for 20 years at the same place. Upon retirement they received a gold watch. Or so it may have been. And perhaps it still is for a select few. I […]
I am not a huge fan of wax museums. In high school, having attended art classes in Spain, I was “taught” to find wax museums cheesy and not true museums. My sister who hated going to art museums because they were boring loved wax museums. They were […]
Clumsiness: walking into walls and falling over chairs I will come right out and say it. I am one of the clumsiest people around. And I am not exaggerating. In popular culture, such an honor may belong to the actress Jennifer Lawrence. She has fallen more times in […]
When Steve Harvey messed up the Miss Universe announcement, he came onto stage and admitted his mistake.Back in December, Harvey mistakenly announced that Miss Colombia had been crowned Miss Universe, though the actual winner was Miss Philippines. On late night television and Twitter he was made fun of […]
The world was moving. That was what the Talking Heads reminded her of every day. Well, that is what she reminded herself by repeatedly playing the same songs on her iPod. She was trying to keep up with the moving world but sometimes it was spinning […]
I get out of the elevator and animatedly wave to the building staff at the front desk wishing them a great day ahead and, if time permits, sharing a New York anecdote as I am the New York girl in the building. I then get into the Uber […]