Don’t gag while I eat and I will stand the smell of Brussels Sprouts Friendships historically form because of proximity, shared interests and height. Yes, height. You know it’s true. Another key variable in the formation of friendships is that of food. When you go out to eat, […]
A Storm is Coming: Thankfully It’s Winter The skies were bright and sunny yesterday but we all knew that sunny sky would soon disappear. We are all wildly preparing for the storm that is to come. Well, some of us. I, for one, am already prepared. Yes, […]
For every “yes” there must be a “no” Help! Note to self: I need to really learn to say “no”. I am the type of person that says “yes” to a lot of things, asks, and favors. I have been working on learning to say “no.” My […]
My Snarky Resolutions for the Coming Year: I vow to not believe the hype or false praise Many of us make grand, aspirational resolutions for the new year. We aim to find a new purpose, road and ideal. We vow to lose weight or stop eating too […]
SERENITY: Caress the cold fragility Ice can be just as mesmerizing as a fire. Watching icicles melt establishes within the jaded cockles of the heart a sense of the inevitable. The ice holds its shape as long as the weather bears it. Then a hushed warm air comes […]
Increasing my brain capacity so that silly research projects no longer need to be funded I have been on many plane rides recently and I never sleep. Thus, I watch a lot of movies and television shows on my flights. I never go to the movie theatres anymore […]
It’s always about the Ducks One of my favorite books of my childhood was “Catcher in the Rye” . I found many ways to relate to Holden from identifying phonies to being mesmerized by the symbolism of ducks. On page 83, he noted “He turned all the way […]
The Break Up: I didn’t own a yellow shirt Last week I did not have coffee for four days in a row. It was devastating to my state of mind. However, that is not the break up I am about to write about. I renewed my relationship with […]
The sound of music on a Monday: I will not yodel but I will walk with a spring in my step I have never watched the Sound of Music in its entirety. Ever. I am not a big fan of musicals. When it it comes to musicals , […]
Shadow boxing in mind: The Holocaust Memorial I was just recently in Berlin where I stayed at a hotel very close to the Holocaust Memorial. I thus got to pass by it during the early morning and late at night. I got to see the memorial against the […]
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