Category: society

I like cacophony

What’s your favorite word? I love words. Simple ones such as joy. Complicated ones such as Onomatopoeia. Words can bridge gap. Words can complicate matters. Spoken versus written words can take on completely different meanings. Because of my love of the chaotic symphony, words can pose, I love […]

Grand egos are not for me

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. I love watching sports. However, I don’t watch them often. I watch the big games. The Superbowl. The World Cup. The U.S. Open. The World Series. And, all the other big ones. One could say I’m a fairweather […]

Why did you leave me?

You left me. You left us. You left the world. Everything is upside down. It’s all a blur. Can’t remember who bought that mug. It’s an ugly mug. But it was with us for 20 years. Bah humbug! The bugs are biting. I spray the coldness. The burn […]

How did he turn 15?

I am currently in a foreign country, having a glass of wine watching my son across the table. The waiter asked him whether he wanted a glass of wine as well. I chuckled and noted that he had just turned 15. The waiter shrugged and asked again. My […]

What a long day

I am truly hoping that I will get some sleep tonight. Actually, a lot of sleep. For me, that’s six hours. I would be ecstatic at seven hours but will happily take six. Sigh. I had one of those days where I did not have downtime. I woke […]

Serenity: What a nice word

What positive emotion do you feel most often? Serenity. That is a nice word. Calm. Peace. Zen. A beautiful kid’s name, as well. It’s a state of being that I fear too little of us experience. It seems that nowadays, we’re in a constant state of cacophony. We […]