I am going to share a very odd fact about me with you. I am not ashamed to do so. It is just a quirky bit about me that comes into play today; this being election day in the United States. Further, it is the date my mom […]
Growing up I didn’t care much for fairy tales. I didn’t see how those stories were really relevant to my day-to-day life in the South Bronx. Sure, I wanted to get out of the burned down neighborhood but I didn’t see that living in a remote […]
It pains me It confounds me It torments me One day, I won’t be here for you anymore One day, I will wave goodbye One day, You will live on without my arms around you Only pictures will remain And my joyous tears no more I don’t know […]
She held on tightly to her pepper spray. It was a pretty device and she hoped she wouldn’t have to use it. But she was always prepared. Her life was filled with dark alleys and lonely tunnels. She wanted to run or jump up high to […]
This past summer, we went to South Africa as the International AIDS Conference was taking place in Durban and I had a poster session. Two summers ago, we went to Melbourne where I had another presentation on some of my research. Two summers ago, my son […]
This past weekend, I got to play dress up. I’m one of those ladies that almost always wears a dress and heels to work. I wear dresses on the weekend as well. I love gettimg dressed up. Yet, I don’t tend to wear makeup. I’ve got pretty good, […]
I woke up this morning unexpectedly thinking about a dinner I had a few years back. It was a good dinner but it had all been a set up. Let me explain. There was this young woman who had worked for me for little less than one year. […]
A week ago the world heard that the Brangelina coupling was uncoupling. Vogue magazine noted that their uncoupling signaled “the day love died.” Oh my, that’s heavy. Brangelina had been together for 12 years, with two of those years being ones in which they were married. Just goes […]
What I love most about my role in the workplace is that I have often been underestimated. I come off as very smart and nice. I laugh, I smile and I say hello to everyone. I don’t outright try to antagonize anyone (right away). I’m a talker. […]
She had been out back picking the mangoes from the tree. They smelled delicious and made her mouth water. As she gathered the fruit she noticed someone moving quickly in the corner of the backyard. Who could it be? Out stepped a man in a fine black suit. […]
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