There are wrinkles you earn through laugh lines, sun-kissed memories, and the faint crease of “I have lived.” And then there are the other wrinkles. The ones brought to you by that person. You know the one. Actually, you probably know three. A family member who calls only […]
I recently stumbled across a quote from Pablo Picasso that stopped me mid-scroll. “It takes a long time to become young.” And I thought that’s supremely accurate. Because I feel younger now than I did when I was actually young. When I was younger, I was busy being […]
What would you do if you won the lottery? Haven’t we all done it? Bought a ticket. Laid our head on the pillow. Let the mind wander into that delicious little fantasy called What if? What if I won the lottery. I sometimes think it would have been […]
There comes a moment in adulthood, usually halfway through eating leftovers you don’t remember cooking, when you realize time is moving faster than Amazon Prime shipping. Whole weeks slip by like receipts you swear were “just on the counter.” Blink twice and it’s Monday again. Blink three times […]
What do you think gets better with age? “What gets better with age?” you asked, all innocent and philosophical, like it wasn’t about to send me into a spiral of self-reflection and wine envy. The obvious answer, of course, is wine. Red wine, to be precise. That elegant, […]
This weekend, I watched the latest Mission: Impossible installment- The Final Reckoning (is it really the final one? Who knows anymore?). What I do know is that this franchise has lived a long life powered by Tom Cruise’s energy, charisma, and refusal to slow down. And, while this […]
Ah, the passing of time, that unyielding force that grays our hair and dims our eyes… and apparently, our sense of humor too? Yes, it seems that as the years add up on our odometer of life, the once vibrant colors of our comedic palette can fade into […]
Sometimes in life you do silly things. Supposedly you do a ton of silly things in your youth. You are supposed to get them out of your system and eventually grow up and do non-silly things. That’s not reality, of course. First off, why can’t we continue […]
Today go bathe in the morning dew I am on day four of my fifth cross country roadtrip and the wind has been soothing and the landscape mesmerizing. I am working steadily towards reaching one of my life goals of having been in all fifty states. It is […]
I’m a year older: Alcohol, carbs or caffeine why must I choose? Apparently I’m getting older. I just celebrated yet another birthday (for which I am grateful) and immediately the day after, my knees started to hurt and pop loudly. The knee popping startled me as I […]
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