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.
In chaos, there is calm. And, in calm, there are storms. Fire. It stirs the belly. A coloring book reminds one of a time when coloring within the lines was a cheered-on skill. We once felt good with such little tasks. Now, she knew this was a momentary […]
What was the last live performance you saw? It’s been ages since I saw a performance in some kind of stage. I have actually been quite fortunate to watch live performances-really good jazz ones- on the block down from me in Brooklyn. That is one beautiful, awesome part […]
I was recently, at midnight, watching a stand-up comedy special to try to help me sleep. I specifically was watching John Mulvaney’s latest stand-up special. The one after his rehab stint. It was funny. It was self-deprecating. It was timely. I think, in many ways, there are a […]
I’m boatding a flight right now, feeling complete anxiety. I hate flying. Really hate it. Live traveling. I pray everyday for teleportation. But the flying is not part of my anxiety. Today, the word is inconclusive. When you have been sick for a few months and lab results […]
I absolutely hate flying. I would far prefer teleportation. Of course, we’re not there yet. Or are we? This weekend, I flew out to Seattle from New York. The security lines were over an hour long. Luckily, I had my shortcut options. Still, the line was atrocious. I […]
They ask But i don’t know My answer is back there somewhere Where am I going? Where do I want to go? I’m flirting around the edges I’m bound, but unbound Moored, but unmoored I have a hint I feel a light spark But an empty void is […]
She had stumbled out of bed after a highly charged night of intense lucid dreams. She still felt as if she were floating and flittering about in some dreamcage. She always believed dreams were prophetic, but the scientist in her could explain it all away. Now, night after […]
What gives you direction in life? Eureka! I loved that highly underrated television show. But, I am not here to talk about that quirky, goofy show. I experienced a “eureka” moment the other night. I struck gold. I had a lightbulb moment. Well, in reverse order. I didn’t […]
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? I don’t like truffle oil. However, every once in a while, I forget and order a restaurant item that has truffle in it. The last time I did that, I ate one small bite […]
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? As Madonna noted many decades ago: “If we took a holidayTook some time to celebrateJust one day out of lifeIt would be, it would be so nice.” It sure would. For the first time in three years, I […]
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