Terror Terrorized Traces of escape befuddle the mind The hand wrings forth what the taped mouth could not endorse The glass eyes hemorrhage To the point of breakage Locked jaw and gritted teeth There is no respect to bequeath Scalding water peels the soul Leaving behind pails and […]
Sundays were a very special day growing up in my household. It was a day where I got to play board games with my mom and we sang and danced together. There were no cell phone or iPad application games that we individually played for hours on end. […]
I get cold very easily. I am Puerto Rican after all. Meaning, that I like the heat. Although, oddly enough, I suffer from heat rashes. If it is too cold I hive. Too hot, I turn into a bumpy-faced monster. Some would say that is not very adaptive. […]
When you walk the streets of New York you should avoid eye contact with all people. Avoid eye contact with the crazies, the self-talkers, and even the handsome model types for those will turn on you faster than women can line up for a Prada sample sale or […]
A recent study found that disruptive innovators in the business world tend to be narcissists. I think we can clearly see that with the late Steve Jobs. By all accounts, including his own, he was exceedingly narcissistic (in the laymen’s definition of said personality trait – and let’s […]
I just euphorically finished running on my treadmill despite all my ailments and I was so eager to hit the imaginary applause button that I nearly fell off the moving walkway. I shrugged off my clumsiness reminding myself I had just accomplished a great feat and was soundly […]
The doors to the commuter train are jammed up again, the bells are ringing and we are not moving. Sigh. It’s hot. It is 6pm and the work day has been long and brutal. The train staff start speaking to each other over the PA system. It is […]
Have you noticed that everything has a warning label on it these days? There are warning signs alerting us to omnipresent danger. You cannot walk on any street these days without being notified as to the general lack of safety that exists out in the world. It is […]
Drove into town Feeling like a put-upon clown Had to gussy up With some makeup And a kick-ass dress With a pair of heels that would make you hiss Greeted hundreds While hiding my inner dread Posed like a pro With the media whore Went back to the […]
Have you ever rushed to the restroom at work to only forget to use it? Yes? No? Weird? Why yes, it is weird. But such is my life. I tend to wear high heels, with about 30 under my office desk, and I have a bit of a […]