Two weeks ago I discovered a new thrift store. Well, rather, it is new to me. It has apparently been around for a long time. It is a special Los Angeles thrift store in that it gets a lot of its inventory from Macy’s. I came across a […]
I am my own compass I need not follow a weathered vane I have tossed away the pointed shards I cried, and now I’m done These false prophecies Leave me feeling no pain This venomous smile Leaving me wiser I am my own compass I need not follow […]
Just last a few weeks ago, we were talking to a person we just met at a bar about how there is no longer honor amongst thieves. Mafiosos used to have certain rules they lived by. Nowadays everything is a free-for-all. Luckily for us as a […]
It is awards season. Yah! Except, I’m not getting one anytime soon. Not that I know of. Oh wait. Butterwings176 nominated me for a sunshine blogger award. Ah, someone out there likes me and for that I am most grateful. But back to the awards season bit. Everywhere […]
I don’t know about you all. However, 2017 was for me the year that I went back to the movie theaters. It was partly because I lived within walking distance of the movie theater that has 4D. It was also partly because my son is now nine […]
Since the beginning of time there have existed many questions which have vexxed humankind. For example, which came first: the chicken or the egg? Who stole the cookies from the cookie Jar? Well, in my house, I can easily tell you who. But I digress. Why does hair […]
After over a decade in the non-profit world I have met quite a cast of characters. I have heard it all as well. There have been instances in the past where I would be talking to a colleague on a call when all of a sudden […]
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, did it include losing weight? Or eating healthier? I made no such resolution. I instead made a vision board where I do see myself being healthier overall by the end of 2018. That is a ways to […]
Have you ever watched the movie Armageddon? It was alright. I really didn’t care for the soundtrack. And I really didn’t care for the love story subplot. I mean, when an asteroid is about to hit earth and you are in the thick of preparations keep your head […]
We are three full weeks into the New Year. By the way, when do we stop wishing people a happy new year? I tend to keep going until February 1st. Then, it’s back to the same old greetings grind. If I want to be snarky, I may […]