A tale in stumping the doctors I am flat out tired of the pain. Tired of the countless medical visits for the past eight months. Throughout this time they have applied the ubiquitous MAP method that demonstrates how much we have yet to advance in terms of […]
When your job weighs you down: the psychology of saying no to your boss Just last week two workplace colleagues were having an intense discussion where one said to the other “I can say no to you, but I can’t say no to my boss.” I flinched a […]
I no longer fear the shadows on my wall Pitch black. Total darkness. That is how I like to sleep. Rather, that is how I have traditionally appreciated drifting off into the dream world. When I was younger living in the South Bronx, there was a light post […]
Some wacky life-lessons for all ages from this past week’s weird news Being on the road three weeks straight meant that I could not keep up with my weekly wacky news column. However, the world didn’t bother to pause in its wacky tracks. We now have CNN news […]
I look at you I see me You look at me I see love I kiss your palms You hold on I look at you I see tomorrow You look at me I feel the now I soothe your cheek You bend your head I look at you […]
Tossing pennies over the left shoulder into the Trevi Fountain and staving off nosebleeds Growing up in Puerto Rican Household, I had a funny relationship with pennies. Yes, pennies. See, if I found a penny on the sidewalk, I was to take that as a sign of good […]
The wandering traveler: Can’t wait to catch my multiple personalities in the rear-view mirror I just booked my long overdue vacation. Towards the end of last year, I was not able to vacation as there were several large important projects to be completed for work. As such a […]
The tale of my murderous fish and his fight to stay alive I am not someone who lingers. I know quite a declarative statement. I go to events and get things done and go home. I find business social milieus to be quite a drag and oftentimes filled to […]
Testing my beliefs on the long winding travel road this past week Sometimes. Wait, oftentimes while on business trips, “stuff” happens. Without fail, I have never been on a business trip where everything went right. I firmly believe the thing to do is to try to minimize the […]
We had a morning ritual when I was growing up. I would get up and make coffee for my mom on the stovetop. Although Café con Leche (coffee with milk)is extremely popular in Puerto Rican households, my mom would drink her first morning cup of coffee black. I […]
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