Back when I lived in Los Angeles, I was driven batty every day by a noise. A melody. A rhythm. Everyday the ice cream truck passed by at least twice a day. And, it always blared that ice cream tune. Boy did I want to tune it out. […]
It was meant to be a fun night out. Everything glowed. Even she glowed. Her makeup was impeccable. She had cause to be happy. She glowed. But she felt like one of those beautiful pods before her. It was all fake. She was a beautiful fake pod herself. […]
Back in the day people- I suppose mainly men-tipped their hats to one another. That hat tip was served as a sign of recognition, respect, or gratitude. Or sometimes it just plainly was a “hello”. Nowadays, I’m not too sure hat tipping occurs. There was an annual live […]
I had heard of the Citizen App but had resisted downloading it onto my phone. I questioned whether I needed yet another app. I live on apos, especially during this pandemic. Online shopping and being able to order food delivery made life easier for me. Plus, I did […]
Her eyes were large saucers of tears. Mostly salty with a sprinkle of oregano. She wiped at them quickly. No one could see them. No one can ever see it coming. She thought of how we are knee-deep in a world being depleted of dreams. She didn’t want […]
Sometimes one can have two totally juxtaposed thoughts hours apart that just fit in with each other. I’d like to think I’m in one continuous stream of thought and I just have to seam it all together. Of course, as a psychologist I would tbink that. But let […]
Queen Elizabeth sat by herself in the chapel as the final goodbyes to her Prince- her husband of 73 years- at the funeral service in St George’s chapel. She strikingly sat alone. And, although she is known for her stoicism, couldn’t help but feel her loneliness and sadness. […]
It’s the end of the week. I don’t have it in me to be depressed or deep in thought. It’s been a tough werk. A series of tough weeks. I’m just going to share today a silly thing that happened to me two weeks ago. My son and […]
The year 2021 marks the return of the cicadas. It would have been way more fitting last year. Yet, here we go. After 17 years, millions of large cicada will emerge aboveground. This group of cicadas that is about to emerge, is known as Brood X (as in […]
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Faith. It’s a powerful word. Faith has different connotations and meanings for people. Whatever it may mean to you, it in part, must mean doing without knowing the whole […]
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