I just moved into a new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles. Many of the other buildings around my new digs are new as well. However, there were buildings here before. There were warehouses and factories, for example. There are still many warehouses and factories in Los […]
New Orleans is her hometown. Her life. Her energy. She loved to dance to jazz in the clubs that had just a $2 cover. The tourists didn’t know about those places nor would they have the courage to go to those. Well, some had the liquid […]
Apparently, I do not suffer fools very well, if at all. I make faces in meetings when people say incredibly false statements that they expect everyone to outright believe. I show my incredulousness by wrinkling my nose at some people’s stupidity. Just this past week, I had […]
She loved the view from her apartment window. She could see the sun rise and the flowers begin to bloom. She could see the top of the churches and be mesmerized. It was all good. Nothing could make her feel differently about the world. The […]
Have you ever tried to look at yourself in the mirror and speak the truth? Tell the mirror your insecurities? Tell the mirror your fears? Tell the mirror how you wish you could be? I’m not talking about a Snow White interaction with the mirror. I’m […]
It’s soiled Your face, your look, your tongue It all reeks of emptiness Why pretend to be clean As you leave behind a trail of dirt with no recompense. It’s muddy Your thoughts, your ideas, your vision They all criss-cross a blurred line The morning coffee […]
I am feeling super random today. I had a piece of pita bread this morning with hummus for breakfast. Yes, I eat really random items for breakfast. I don’t do french toast, pancakes or cereal. I like curry, pizza and meat for breakfast. However, after this […]
This past month, a rapper that I had never heard of before by the name of B.O.B (not to be mistaken for Bob) declared that the earth is flat and that celebrities are being cloned. I think (although it is a bit convoluted) that he believes that […]
Do you ever wonder about the random things in your life? Of course you do! Today started off randomly enough. As I was running around like a headless chicken trying to get 30 things done from my to-do list before I had to board yet another […]
A few years ago a work colleague advised me to just start talking to myself while on the train. See, no matter, I am always the person that other people chose to sit next to on a semi-crowded train. Without fail. It could be that I am […]