I just watched the documentary Pee-wee Herman Himself and let me tell you, I didn’t expect to end it feeling misty-eyed while sitting next to a bowl of popcorn and existential nostalgia. Here’s the thing: growing up, Pee-wee wasn’t just a goofy man-child in a too-tight gray suit […]
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? You know those dreamy icebreaker questions people love to ask at awkward team retreats? “If you had two free tickets to anywhere, where would you go?” Most people say Paris or Hawaii. Classic. Basic. Lovely, sure. But […]
This past week, I found myself building a fort. Not a metaphorical one, not an emotional one, not even one of those psychological defense mechanisms we shrinky types love to analyze. A literal, couch-based, throw-blanket-and-pillow kind of fort. Why? Because my tiny ten-pound dachshund has a back issue […]
This weekend, I settled into the cinematic cocoon of air conditioning with my son (blazing NYC heat be damned) and watched Fantastic Four: First Steps. No timeline gymnastics. No needing to rewatch 12 previous movies or decode multiverse spaghetti. Just a solid MCU film with a pulse, a […]
The other day, while walking to work with coffee in hand, existential dread lightly simmering, I passed a young woman passionately lip-syncing into her phone, mid-stride, with choreography that would’ve made Paula Abdul proud. Yes, a really old reference here. And there I was, a blur in the […]
Just when we thought we could enjoy summer in peace, bare feet on the grass, a little iced coffee on the porch, a moment of non-crisis they’re back. No, not your ex. Not that coworker who still “forgets” to CC you on emails. I’m talking about the Spotted […]
Today, I’ve got nothing. No hot take. No quirky dog anecdote. No spiritual epiphany served with a side of sass and sarcasm. Just… a big swirling mental block wrapped in noise-canceling headphones. But here’s the twist: that mental block? That nothingness? It’s actually something. Something honest. Something real. […]
The other day, a praying mantis showed up on my porch. Just sitting there. Regal. Zen. Slightly judgy. You know the look. As if he had just stepped out of a tiny insect-sized yoga retreat and decided to pause at my doorstep to whisper, “You’ve got this… but […]
This past weekend, I fell into a documentary double feature that was less popcorn and more psychological ponderings. First, the freshly Emmy-nominated Martha Stewart documentary, and then “Billy Joel: And so it goes” (because let’s be honest, we’re all in the mood for a melody, and Billy must […]
From the vantage point of my dog-dented couch, where fur flies and life lessons simmer, I’ve come to realize that my middle dog might be the philosopher of the pack. While some chase tails, he chases inner peace. And by that, I mean he has fully subscribed to […]
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