Often we wish people a good morning or a good evening. At this point, I don’t even know what that may mean. At times, they just seem to be empty phrases. Rote. They come out of our mouths before we even realize that we are stating these we […]
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This past week while walking the city streets of New York, I came across a large gathering while the helicopters buzzed above. They circled and circled making me a bit nervous. Was there a new protest? Was there a fatal incident? What was happening? Turns out that a […]
Many moons ago, I came across the word “satisficer”. I love words and collecting them. I throw them into my memory bank and I pepper those words in certain conversation salads just to play around. Mind you, this is not the same as using fancy GRE or $10 […]
Here we go again. Another national holiday in the midst of a pandemic. Another time we should be rejoicing. Yet, our nerves are a bit frayed. Do we really want to think about our weekend plans? I most certainly do not care to. We are in constant negotiation […]
There are occasionally those days where nothing goes right. It happens. You roll with it. Sometimes you can even steel yourself against such days. There are also those days where one thing is supposed to occur and it doesn’t happen. It saddens you a bit. Thriws you off. […]
For the last four years or so, I have chosen my own word of the year. Proactively. Meaning that I select a word at year’s end for the upcoming year. It’s an aspirational or directional word. For this year the word I chose aas actually a phrase. It […]
Doors are powerful entities. They can either let us in through or can serve as a barrier stopping movement. If you don’t have a key, it can permanently stop your movement. Sometimes, you fumble to find to right key. Sometimes, you specially mark your keys so you know […]
I went on a quick “vacation” to unwind and leave the pandemic epicenter for a few days. Being in it day in and day out has been tough, taxing, and tumultuous. I didn’t go far. I didn’t need to. It was just about going away. I ended up […]
The sunset was vibrant today. Moreso than yesterday and the day before. Maybe even more than tomorrow. She wondered what beast would emerge from today’s actions. She often wondered how to differentiate between possibility and probability. What was to come was anyone’s guess. But her eyes were drooping. […]