It is international woman’s day today: Although that is every day for me Everyday is a cause for celebration. Yes, that sounds a bit new age. I am, however, referring to the fact that these days every day is an official observation of a movement, illness or food. […]
Testing Myself The last three weeks have been a real test of the confidence I have in myself. I know I am good at what I do. I know I am smart, funny, have integrity, and am quite modest. However, when you do a change in environment […]
A purposefully broken hourglass and a fractured mirror Many years ago, I watched a movie called Back to the Future, Part II that supposedly took place in the year 2015 predicting things like flying cars and portable fusion power. Sadly, we are not there yet. As […]
A Puerto Rican in San Francisco Do you know the song by Sting called “Englishman in New York.” It’s a pop Jazz wannabe fusion melody. Admittedly, it is a little catchy but would be wholeheartedly out of place nowadays with its phrases such as “I’m a legal alien.” […]
It finally happened: I have a pink Taser and I know how to whistle Year upon year, I always put “pink taser” on my Christmas wish list. No one ever gets me one because they are afraid that I would indeed use it. Even more […]
Fear and Loathing in San Francisco Let me get two things out of the way right away. I am a die-hard New Yorker and this is my second time moving to the San Francisco Bay area. When I lived out here over ten years ago, I had […]
Sow the land: To what purpose? Yesterday, I spent five hours walking about San Francisco and Oakland trying to assess my possible new-home options. Let me start off with the conclusion that my options are dismal; as they are for a grand portion of the population here […]
Bye NewYork: Till we meet again This past week, when I was not busy packing and still answering a 100 emails, I took a walk from Grand Central (42nd ) all the way down to Chinatown. It could have been a Counting Crows song. I […]
For the love of yellow cornmeal and corned beef hash Puerto Rican style: Being a non-traditional foodie My son, probably just like millions of other six-year olds, loves pizza. These snow days we have experienced in New York the past few weeks, has led to him enjoying pizza […]
Because of molecules we are connected to the outside world from our bodies We are in our third week of snow and ice storms here in the northeastern part of the United States. It could be depressing if it were not for the repeated snow days that give […]