I just went to the doctor and she told me I need to chill. I need to relax and stress down. Honestly, I’m not that stressed. I’m a bit overworked and handling three to four crises each day. But I don’t necessarily feel stressed. Seems my doctor thinks […]
Over a decade ago, I thought I would give gardening a try. Well, it was balcony gardening in Berkeley. Everyone in the Bay area is growing something there, if you get my drift. I didn’t fancy myself a gardener or envisioned myself having any type of green thumb. […]
For the love of Lighthouses: Finding one’s path forward I have always loved lighthouses. Even when I lived in the South Bronx, where I only knew the blocks around me, I dreamt of lighthouses. Once when stranded abroad due to a hurricane, I searched for a lighthouse in […]
Father and Son Dialogue: Hiking Through the Years I admit readily admit. I am a sucker for a father/son portrait. I love the seeing the interactions and the wisdom and life experiences being passed from one generation to the other. It is all one big life hike. […]
There’s a monkey on my head and other animal travel tales When I first started traveling to Puerto Rico a while ago on a more frequent basis, I was at first scared by the roaming pack of dogs. I would tense up and look for the quickest […]
The everyday monuments we live in and travel through around the world Everyday I walk from Grand Central terminal in Manhattan to my job which is 20 blocks away. I live Grand Central However, every morning as the work masses muddle through on a few cups of […]
Walking down a quiet random alley in the middle of Curacao, I came across a tribute to an unknown individual and found a moment of peace and beauty: a loved one left behind will find their own way of honoring one’s legacy.
At the end of my first visit to Puerto Rico ever, I was followed out by Hurricane Hugo. That was the scariest plane ride I had had until my Las Vegas return trip recently when we had to land in a different city. Hurricane Hugo, was a rare […]
Surprisingly, sometimes, being part of the leadership of a non-profit can lead to receiving invites to galas, embassies, interesting White House events and Historical Mansions. Being part of non-profit management may not put you in the back room with the Goldman Sachs folks who ostensibly run this country […]
Its labor day Weekend. Woohoo! wait, Im actually not that excited by that. Are there labor day sales, anymore? If there, do I even want to bother shopping in environments of madness? Back in the mid-1990s we used to wait on line for what seemed like hours, to […]
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