Every morningthe birds begin their meetingbefore I do. They chirp with an enthusiasmthat feels slightly unnecessaryfor 6:07 a.m. Outside my windowthey are holding some sort of conferenceabout joy. I listen. But the strange thing isI knowthey are not singing to me. They are singing to a lifehappening somewhere […]
There comes a point in every parent’s life when you realize you’re not just running a household. You’re running a diner. No, not the cozy kind with checkered floors and sassy waitresses. I mean a full-blown, high-pressure, breakfast-rush kind of diner where the customers are perpetually hungry, impatient, […]
The sky in Antigua this morning is giving big “I stayed up too late but I’m still showing up” energy. The sun is there, somewhere, trying to peek through the clouds like a shy celebrity avoiding the paparazzi. It’s that awkward moment between night’s gossip and day’s to-do […]
Are you more of a night or morning person? Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a morning person. The kind of person who wakes up at dawn (or even before) without an alarm clock. As a child, I was that rare breed of kid that actually enjoyed […]
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? Here I go again. I leave work, exercise, and then sit on the couch, taking in random bits of information. I sit there drained; almost catatonic. Then I perk up a bit and get wrapped up in […]
It’s another manic Monday. And, it’s hardly anyone’s fun day. However, it is morning and the start of a new day. We should embrace the sunrise and, at least try to be optimistic. There’s nothing to lose by doing so. I had a brand new dish yesterday that […]
Compared to my family and a few other people I know, I started drinking coffee a bit later in life. I made most excellent coffee for my mother at the age of nine but I never felt compelled to drink it. I felt it was too bitter. […]
A fiery spring morning Spring comes and goes in a colorful blur The thrill is to catch the morning fire For it serves as a soul’s liqueur Synchronizing nature’s uplifting choir Earlier sun rays permeate the room The groggy-eyed morning travel is captivating The offshore waters […]
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