Living in a major metropolitan, urban area affords you many luxuries. You have 24 hour urgent cares and grocery stores-whichever way your stomach is bending at 3am. You have diversity of people allowing you, if you are willing, to learn about cultures outside of your own. You have […]
I have to admit that, at times, when I look at my work calendar I get a little bored and despondent. Or rather, I anticipate boredom. Is there nothing more tedious than weekly set meetings that occur week after week at the same time and place with same […]
I have found myself identifying a lot of pet peeves lately. I looked at them all recently and flinched, wondering if I am a curmudgeon. Yes, I am a curmudgeon. Usually a funny one, I believe. But I was wondering if I was becoming one of “those” curmudgeons. […]
She drove as quickly as she could. Considering she had never driven before, she was amazed that she had been able to get this far. She had another 50 miles to go and she would then know the truth. The feeling of liberation propelled her and her […]
I’m going to start this piece with a phrase that perhaps sounds a bit trite. But a mother’s love knows no bounds. My mother sacrificed much for me and I can never allow myself to forget it. With my son, I would do anything for him. I do […]
I have always been attracted to fire. Mesmerized. Intoxicated by it. It’s beautiful and dances alluringly so. Sadly, I have also seen firsthand the detriments of fire having had my home many, mnay years ago burned down. I was actually a young girl, a toddler and it is […]
A long time ago I caught this great film, a documentary, called The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris. It is the story of a man who was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. The film was haunting. The musical score stayed […]
When I’m watching television these days, more often than not, I’m watching pre-recorded shows on my DVR. I don’t have time to watch live shows. I’m tired from work. Have more work to do at home. And have to first watch my son’s nightly cartoon shows. How does […]
One of my favorite television shows of all time is Battlestar Galactica. The new one. The edgy one and not the campy one of decades back. It was a dark show where the few that remain of humanity are engaged in a constant struggle against the Cylons. The […]
I’m going to be completely random today. And why not? We are all living in a post-truth, hologram universe. Being random is the most normal thing one can do. So, I’m going to be normal today and be random. And I’m going to delight in it. There is […]
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