Today, I treated myself to a city sampler platter of joy. A little culture. A little culinary delight. A little walking-off-the-week energy. And here’s the kicker. It was all done with barely any crowd-dodging or line-weaving. Score. First stop: an off-Broadway play.You know the kind. Small theater. Big […]
What was the last thing you did for play or fun? It’s Christmas season again, but this time I’m not navigating the biting cold of Berlin like I dud a decade ago. Instead, I’m in Istanbul, where the weather’s not as frigid, but the rain and overcast skies […]
The doctor told me to get some rest and relaxation. I told others to take of themselves and chill at home. I always remind others to do so. Why? Because self-care is ethical. It has to be. How can we really care for others if we ourselves […]
I have always had a penchant for sweets. Happily, merrily so. Nothing has really ever changed that except for pregnancy and being around miserable people. The latter just takes the fun, life and sugar out of things. I feel rather sorry for miserable people who chose to lead […]
To be Pink is to be Divine Growing up in New York, I loved the color black. We wear black clothing day and night with a bit of spruced up highlights here and there. We wear black so often, here are about twenty different shades of black clothing. […]
While on CIPRO longing for a handmade strawberry daiquiri and mojito I find myself a bit ill today and as a matter of fact for the last four days. Unfortunately, despite my ever-constant travel vigilance, I got a parasite while traveling down under. I will spare […]
Stuck on a Langoliers-type flight: Tips for how to get through bad flights Happy Travel Tuesday! In the past three weeks I have had, what some may refer to as, bad flights. In one such flight, my plane circled our intended airport for 40 minutes and then eventually […]
Mimi’s Day Summed up in a Haiku Morning chores galore Boozy lips pontificate Hazily run home
The Month of May left me in the Middle of a Time Warp and unprepared for the coming zombie apocalypse Lately I feel like I am in the middle of a time warp. I just want to stand up, throw tomatoes at someone I keep screaming “dammit janet” […]
You long to quench your thirst You long to feed your soul You long for a moment of inner peace A green cocktail can soothe and nurse A beautiful bar can serve as a stole An eye’s search for art can be appeased The lovely […]