I’m a Sci-fi girl: How did that happen? When I was recruited to go to boarding school, I was told I was super smart and just amazing. I suppose I was. Perhaps for my context. Once at boarding school, I realized there were a lot of smart people […]
The emotional spigot Living life with an emotional spigot can be hard at times. You can keep the faucet shut and allow emotional drips here and there. Then occasionally you need to widely open that faucet so that the emotions can flood out and not swell up one’s […]
Thanks for the Tabasco sauce mhttp://https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/journey/om: I love biting my nails I wear pink, high heels and ponytails. But I do not do manicures. No point to such an act as I have no nails to speak of. I bite and chew them. To many, my nails are […]
The psychology of Schadenfreude in the workplace The Germans may have invented the word “Schadenfreude” but Americans sure wage battle with that feeling everyday. When someone falls ahead of us, we both want to help and laugh. We are at times riddled with guilt when we feel such […]
Competition Revs me Up My blood runs hot with glee Competition revs me up Nothing holds me back Bring it! Bring it on! I never shy away from a competition. It is not that I am a green-eyed jealous monster to the 10th degree. I see what others […]
Forgive and Forget: What about lessons learned? Fairy tales serve as a way to caution us about the world and to also, in a way, encourage forgiveness. Honestly, I couldn’t tell you whether sleepy beauty ever did forgive the one that cursed her. I assume that she did […]
Go Ahead and put the Blame on Mame –Meaning Me The second I turned in my one-month resignation notice, I knew two things (1) one month is a long, long time to stay somewhere when you are out the door, and (2) I would be blamed for everything […]
John Waters from wacky to mainstream could be my biographer I grew up in the South Bronx where I witnessed death, mayhem and despair. I also saw young kids take paths that led them out of such a situation. When I first left my neighborhood to go to […]
The story of how we met Every relationship has a beginning. There is no story that starts mid-way. Perhaps a Quentin Tarantino movie, but then we get the flashbacks. Television shows are rife with “origin” episodes. We always want to know how things started. In comic books, an […]
Dream softly, purely and fiercely A dream. Waking up unfazed and gliding softly through the hardened snow. To dream. Walking steady in a land that is mired deep in its coldness. Seeking a dream. Fuzzy, hazy reverie envelops the body. Where to go and what path to seek? […]
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