Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Believe people when they show you they are a grifter. And, remember, grifters are going to grift. You shouldn’t expect otherwise. Don’t be scandalized. Stop the grift. Don’t change, shame, or blame. Grifters won’t […]
I used to love the Oscars. Loved watching the nomination announcements. I loved casting my own ballot. I even enjoyed throwing a few Oscar watching parties. Then, little by little, I stopped going to the movies. Then, little by little, I had no sense of connection to the […]
Here’s the truth right off the bat. When you lose a loved one, conversations become awkward. People fumble for words. They feel sorrow on your behalf. Often, they want to help. Many will reflexively ask how can I help? Meanwhile, you feel overwhelmed and bombarded. You may find […]
Today, we enter the Year of the Rabbit. I must say I haven’t been keeping track of the days this past week, and the lunar new year falling on this Sunday caught me by surprise. We are entering the year of the Rabbit or, more specifically, the Year […]
I’m tired. Haven’t slept, really slept, in days. Maybe it’s being in this semi- state of perpetual tiredness, but I saw a quote that just stayed in my head all day. Thinking is difficult; that’s why most people judge I’ve seen this quote before. It’s believed to be […]
The other day, I was lamenting the fact that a certain pizza place didn’t seem to ever work out. Whenever we ordered delivery, either the delivery person would go the wrong way, the pizza would arrive cold, or have the wrong toppings. Yet, we would keep giving them […]
I’m a very superstitious person. And, I do get the heebie jeebies on any Friday the 13th. When I used to travel a lot for work, I made a very concerted effort to fly on said day. In the event that I had to indeed fly on a […]
They were trying to outrun the sunset. But there was no way to do so. The sun was setting, and they were heading right into the belly of the nightmare. They had made a promise to each other. And, now they had to honor it. Off into the […]
I will go straight to the point. I am subscribed to way too many services. I don’t even have a handle on how many things with which I have a recurring monthly relationship. It’s a bit much. And, I am very much aware that this is the case […]
I’ve been in non-stop back-to-back meetings. And, these are not meetings where I just sit and listen. I talk. Then laugh. Then talk some more. It’s rather tiring. It feels like every thought has already been said. Why must we repeat ourselves so often? I’m almost at the […]
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