Do you remember a life before you ever Googled? Do you remember what was your first ever Google search? Yes and no are my answers. I am a Generation Xer. I saw the rise and complete take over of Google. I distinctly remember when I first heard […]
The month of January has not been too kind to me throughout the last six years. I am hoping that this January I can be a bit more settled. No snow. No cross-country moves. Just a bit of mourning for my mom and my beloved dog […]
The volcano awaits! Nothing more exciting than flying into a piece of earth where everything is both diverging and converging and one’s personal space is a fiery air. They wanted to breath in the ash-sooted air and feel fire on their skins one last time before the end of the life […]
I was roadkill Left to rot I was roadkill Then I was not I was disconnected from life Others ignoring the lifeless bodies on the roads I was destined for more But then I was roadkill Rumble strips and salt licks No refuge or shelter I was roadkill Left […]
Many of us seek role models. When we are children we look up to our parents, family members, teachers and maybe even the family dog. I know my dog Milo inspired me with his tenaciousness. Many, sadly, also look up to celebrities, including rock stars and football […]
Today, way back in 1610, Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter’s moons. The four moons were the first group of objects found to orbit another planet. Galileo went on to name them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto and set the course for astronomy, telecommunications and movies. Well, in a convoluted, […]
The bakery called to her after her strenuous morning workout. She went to have coffee surrounded by others so that she wouldn’t cry causing the heavily-sugared coffee to bubble. She sat with her croissant and latte dreaming of what was next. Around-the-world sailing? She couldn’t swim, though. […]
Last year I had three different jobs in three different cities. Work and work life and work travel consumed my life. Last year from February to June, I was traveling back and forth between San Francisco and New York about twice a month. Then I spent […]
There is an an old piece of weather folklore that notes “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, sailor’s warning”. Red sky at morning is said to signal rain.” But what about red rain? I have always loved the Peter Gabriel song of Red Rain. It is […]
Today I was happy when a cocktail photo I tweeted got retweeted. I was not happy because of the retweet, per se, but rather because of who retweeted my tweet. No, Obama did not retweet my cocktail shot. I believe he is a beer drinker. Actually, I think […]
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