What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? I have been doing a lot of spring cleaning as of late. I’ve been redecorating. I’ve been donating clothes, books, and shoes. I’ve always been buying some new dresses. Sprucing up and pulling weeds. In my quest to declutter […]
Describe something you learned in high school. Here’s how the story goes. I grew up in the South Bronx. I was not like many others around me. I dreamt big. I went beyond my immediate neighborhood. I “got out.” I went to a private boarding school for high […]
What’s the most fun way to exercise? I used to enjoy jumping rope until my knees didn’t. I used to run on the treadmill until my knees disagreed. I used to do the elliptical every day until the pandemic hit. But, what I have consistently done is walk, […]
What book could you read over and over again? I’m going to be frank with you. I used to read books with a voracious quality, signaling my need to read more and more. My mom used to go to the public library on my behalf, at times, and […]
How would you improve your community? If you were a fan of the television series Mad Men and caught the series finale you would have heard a folksy, yet very commercial song from the early ’70s that on occassion, I find myself singing out loud. What song? “I’d […]
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? The pandemic messed with all of us. To put it plainly. People acted out differently, but they acted out. Some sheltered within their minds. Others became even more boisterous. When the pandemic first hit, I […]
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I go to sleep late. I wake up early(ish). Somehow, I manage to stay up late watching odd shows, movies, or documentaries such as “How to Become a Tyrant.” No wonder some of […]
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? There are many characteristics that we tend to believe make us unique and different from others. I’m not too sure there are many unique snowflakes out there. I’m using the term snowflake to mean an actual snowflake as there […]
If you could have something named after you, what would it be? I woke up with a very sire throat after an odd night of lucid dreaming. It’s like I’ve been in some trance. And, on top of that all, I had the Safety Dance earworm egging me […]
What makes you laugh? My mother loved playing pranks on April Fool’s Day. She would scheme for weeks before, often smiling to her as she contemplated how she would fool us. People often wonder why I laugh so much. I really do. Sometimes, I even go into laughing […]