I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
It was an important day. A major milestone. A once in a lifetime day. My son had his first day of high school. As a New Yorker, he commuted on the train on his own to school. I was a worried wart through and through. I had him […]
As autumn is rapidly coming upon us, I tend to do with more frequency about my mother. She loved the fall weather. Her birthday was in the fall. She loved to vite. All things great about autumn, in her view. Her name was Carmen. She didn’t like her […]
It’s ok. You are going to be ok. That’s it. That’s all you need to know. There’s stuff that goes wrong here and there. Things that don’t make sense Midnight amazon purchases that surprise you two days later. But it’s all going to be ok. It may not […]
I’m not a huge Elton John fan. Although, there are several of his songs that I do know the lyrics of and can happily sing along to; i.e. I’m Still Standing. As such, not being the greatest fan, I found myself surprised at waking up with Goodbye Yellow […]
Negativity does not have many positives to it. Sometimes negativity can be associated with skepticism which can be good to ensure a mote robust group decision-making process. However, let’s distingush between negativity and negative people. Negativity can either be a temporary or longheld state. Yet, negative people are […]
It had been a good Saturday. Yet, all day she had felt a grand sense of unease. She dredded going to sleep as she knew the ghosts would enter her dreams. They always did this time of year. They walked through her brain and awakened her with anxiety. […]
Have you ever written down a list of song lines/lyrics that stayed with you for ever and ever? Personally, there’s a really long list. One that keeps me laughing is “this will go down on your permanent record”. I believe I first heard that in a Violent Femmes […]
The end of August is quite bittersweet. Autumn is soon to come and the foliage is beautiful. Yet, August came and went to quickly as it is the month of my baby’s birthday. Now, he’s a year older and I miss his previous age terribly. The end of […]
Shine bright Feel grand might Allow others to be right Don’t be ego tight Extend your sight Understand one can shine day or night Be upright Don’t let your shine dim others’ light
I don’t remember it Can’t recall if it happened The knobs turned and twisted It’s like an etch-a-sketch Seemingly unlocked But the sketch erased, as it is never solid Am ephemeral doodle here and there At some point, it surely must turn to stone An epitaph of something […]
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