It’s my birthday and I will not cry because I do not want to. I want to be happy and stay happy. It’s my birthday and I have given myself the day off. Well, rather, I have allowed myself to work from home so that I […]
A few weeks back I was one of the first to board my flight and I sat there watching everyone get on. My row-mate made a few jokes and I nodded enough to feign interest. At one point, I saw a young woman with two other […]
Did you know that taxi cabs have a vomiting service fee. More often than not, the fee is $50? This is now pretty standard. Every single cab I took in Chicago recently had the vomit service fee prominently displayed. One of my Uber drivers was telling […]
I am a New Yorker. Apparently that means something to many people. There are so-called New York values and there are Woody Allen movies. I like to say that New York values consist of loving public transportation (being green), being highly efficient (we eat while we walk) […]
The other day I rummaged through all my pantry cabinets hoping to find something sweet. I was desperate. I felt like I was in the middle of a movie where I was about to have a break down if I didn’t find that much needed item. […]
Have you ever watched an Akira Kurosawa movie? They are dreamy and disturbing. They have a way of capturing movement that makes you feel like you are out in space. My favorite film of his is Dreams which was a delightful magical realism film. In film class, we […]
Many, many years ago we went on a road trip to a sleepy northern California town called Gualala. We absolutely loved the small town and sleeping to the natural sounds of the waves. No sleep machine needed. What could be more perfect? There was one slight […]
I used to say that the streets of New York were my television. All you had to do was look out your window and a whole chaotic, frantic, jubilant, sad world was happening. You could go window shopping to look at the dazzling shoes on Fifth avenue […]
I am a happy bee this morning. This week I move into my new apartment in Los Angeles. It is in the same building, just 6 floors higher and about double the square footage. I am excited to feel a bit more settled this coming week as […]
Last week I had to travel to Anaheim for work. In case you do not know, Anaheim is where Disneyland is located. I repeat I had to go there for work. I checked into my hotel where everything was about Disney. The cafe sold mickey mouse trinkets. The […]
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