The fun, fear and symmetry of getting lost on the Japan road It may seem odd to some to hear me say that despite the fact that I do not drive, I love road trips. I love seeing a landscape pass by me in a blink of an […]
Flying high on the wings of confidence and anticipation This week that is coming on the heels of valentine’s day, is a grand one for me. I’m starting a new position that will be extremely challenging but for which I have been essentially preparing for the last few […]
Bye NewYork: Till we meet again This past week, when I was not busy packing and still answering a 100 emails, I took a walk from Grand Central (42nd ) all the way down to Chinatown. It could have been a Counting Crows song. I […]
Scale: There is always something bigger We are in the midst of a brutal winter and supposedly this afternoon will be the coldest temperature yet of this season. However, of course, it is winter. Shouldn’t we expect cold, frigid temperatures and buckets of snow? Seems people were perhaps […]
Because of molecules we are connected to the outside world from our bodies We are in our third week of snow and ice storms here in the northeastern part of the United States. It could be depressing if it were not for the repeated snow days that give […]
If you want to drive in New York, take some Xanax and say a little prayer: Also do these five things. I like to think of myself as the quintessential New Yorker. I wear black quite often, I have a dark sense of humor, I love to blog […]
The Brutally Depressing Superbowl: But this land is my land Admittedly, I watch the Superbowl for its ads. Actually, I used to do that. I have started to actually like watching the game of football; in particular when the New England Patriots are losing or the New York […]
The best expression is at times that which the photograph leaves to your imagination My son is a lucky boy in that he has had the opportunity to travel to many lands throughout the world. I am a lucky mom in that I will be able to remember […]
A Storm is Coming: Thankfully It’s Winter The skies were bright and sunny yesterday but we all knew that sunny sky would soon disappear. We are all wildly preparing for the storm that is to come. Well, some of us. I, for one, am already prepared. Yes, […]
And then there were four: Sunshine and gray skies in Appalachia How happy am I? I’m ecstatic. I’m no “Debbie Downer” this bright (icy) Monday morning. I do not typically like musicals but I feel like singing in the rain today. That is how much of a Debbie […]