I love travel. I feel like I have not done enough of it. I have certainly traveled more than a large number of Americans but not nearly enough for my tastes. While I love travel, I am starting to despise more and more traveling by air. It is […]
For an extroverted introverted person, such as myself, this week has been both physically and mentally draining. I had to attend a health conference in Washington, DC and attend meeting after meeting. I actually enjoyed the legislative hill visits I partook in, as they served as a reminder […]
I am a little behind on my movie viewing. I made it to the movie theatre three times this past year which was a lot more than my average viewing experience lately. When I fly cross country on my business trips, I get to treat myself to […]
The universe, as well as Hollywood films, is filled with stories of two individuals who grew up in similar circumstances yet widely diverged in how they went forward in life. In Hollywood, one becomes good and the other evil. It is a completely worn out trope. To […]
I want to share with you a question I have been asking myself. Is it better use of one’s time to go back to a country you loved visiting or is it better to always keep going to new ones? I for one love, love, love New Orleans […]
Do you believe that animals can smile? That animals purposefully smile? I do. I have no doubt at all that animals can signal happiness and pleasure to us. And, there is nothing cuter or more touching than experiencing an animal smile. My dog Milo was quite a […]
I am the type of person who hates group activities. Do you know that silly job interview question “do you prefer group or individual assignments?” (Or some variation thereof). I hardly ever believe interviewees when they answer that they prefer group assignments. And when I do believe the […]
There was a television show many years back called “227”. The comedy show was about a woman living on a Washington DC apartment complex who often sat on the stoops of the building where she engaged in gossip. I don’t remember much else about the show other […]
I see you despite the clouds I see you despite the distance Up above I am never far from you I see past your doubts I understand your passive resistance I see your heart growing like bamboo I can catch you in the crowd I can feel your […]
I am not a coffee lover in the strictest sense of the term despite drinking 3 cups of coffee every day by 10am. I am not a person who loves a cup of plain Joe in the morning. I don’t relish drinking coffee the way I do a […]
