This past summer, we went to South Africa as the International AIDS Conference was taking place in Durban and I had a poster session. Two summers ago, we went to Melbourne where I had another presentation on some of my research. Two summers ago, my son […]
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. Mitch Hedberg A very small group of people will completely get and understand my following statement. I hate water. Well, let me rephrase. I hate drinking water. For that matter, I also hate ice cubes. […]
I love Autumn. Its a time of great beauty, delicious food and vibrant colors. It’s also the time my mom was born and when I feel really nostalgic. Despite being a grown up woman with an eight year old boy, there are times when I still want my […]
A long, long time ago I used the restroom in the Port Authority Station in New York city and I left traumatized. I was not traumatized because it was filthy or that I thought I saw a rat as big as my feet. I was not traumatized because […]
I’m a lucky mom. My son means the world to me and he knows it. He goes out into the world secure of my love. I feel happiness in that thought. His birthday was two weeks ago and we’ve been celebrating it the last two weeks culminating in […]
Have you ever looked forward to a day so badly to then only have the pains of life, both literally and figuratively, intervene in the way that day progresses? I feel this often happens to me. Sometimes, you build up days and events so much that there is […]
I’m going to start off with a cliché. Time flies. And clichés are based in part on reality. I stare at my son’s newborn pictures and can’t wrap my head around the fact that he is growing up. He just started third grade. When he wears sneakers his […]
For many of us in the Generation X group, we are starting to hit our stride in the world. We were lost for a while. At times, we didn’t care. But now, we are in upper management positions and we have a bit of history on which to […]
My son is a rather seasoned traveler for a seven year old. He has been round the world from Japan to Australia to Italy to Curacao. He has gone cross country through Canada as well as through 20 states in the United States.He understands how flights and […]
Dear friend, permit me a small ramble. Permit me a stream of consciousness about my son. If you want to know my conclusion up front, well here it is. I am in awe of my son’s lask of fear. Now, let me backtrack a bit. This past […]
