What’s is up with our hippocampus these days? The hippocampus is a region in our brain that ostensibly helps people tell whether an object is near or far. Considering that I walk into walls and chairs all the time, I have a feeling my hippocampus is a little. […]
The Long Goodbye and How My Farewell Tour will not be like Cher’s “If I come back in five years, I’d be driving around in one of those carts with the joy-sticks. This truly is it.” Cher, 2002 I have a fondness for film noir movies and Raymond […]
Silly thing, you were not taught well I flicked you far, far away With not even a single thought Yet you came back with sway Silly thing, you were not well taught Crushed under the weight I stomped even more There was no other real fate Your bought […]
Blindsiding in the workplace: My longstanding pet peeve I have great peripheral vision. I think it has something to do with having grown up in the South Bronx. Walking home from the subway at night meant being extremely vigilant staring ahead trying to gauge what was occurring […]
Shared space and interconnectedness on a flight: Is it too much for our overstimulated society? This week marks the third week in a row that I have back to back business trips. I fly Delta Airlines for most of my domestic flights despite their mileage rewards program not […]
My eyes are drooping, my head is pounding and my heart is aching. I see the train track lights straight ahead of me as I commute back home. It is so cliche to say that there is light at the end of the tunnel but I am looking […]
I get cold very easily. I am Puerto Rican after all. Meaning, that I like the heat. Although, oddly enough, I suffer from heat rashes. If it is too cold I hive. Too hot, I turn into a bumpy-faced monster. Some would say that is not very adaptive. […]
It shouldn’t be that a child wipes away the tears off his mother’s cheek It shouldn’t be that a doggie licks away his best friend’s hands covered in fallen tears The salt of the earth to be felt in the moment Nightmares of old, disturbing the daylight hours […]
I stare at the empty table Wondering who should I invite For the table looks so ripe for a friendship cradle But my soul sounds an alarm For too many people pretend to want to connect With a globally affected charm A lack of time renders many unable […]
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