Waiting for inspiration to strike is another way of letting yourself off the hook. I used to run. There were days when it was a drag. There were days when it was the most energizing thing ever. With work, play, writing, etc.…. I have good days and bad days. Days when I’m in the zone and days when I’m… Read More
Just because I watch Law & Order doesn’t mean I can practice law. I have watched every episode of Grey’s Anatomy for seventeen years, yet I still have no idea what a Whipple is, every time they schedule one in OR 3. And the arrogant swagger of a Monday morning quarterback is alive and well, after every game, every week across the country. We… Read More
Do you remember the wobbly carousel display racks of postcards in vacation towns years ago? Hundreds of postcards. Impossible to pick just one. They all had the same layout……. a beautiful photo on the front and the reverse side was equally divided: the left half was just big enough to dash off a few words between running from the… Read More
A few months ago, I was in a relationship and we had it all. And it fell apart. Because that happens sometimes. This isn’t about fault. Recently, an odd series of events unfolded, and they lead me to an unexpected flash of insight. Tired of the void in my life, I caved in and set up an online dating profile…. Read More
Quiet house, empty streets, sleepless nights… we have all had a lot of time to think and reflect lately. Odds are we’ve learned a thing or two about ourselves, after we reorganized our shoes and our spices. Over the years, there have been things I gave thought to, hoped for and wondered about, but life was too busy or I… Read More
In this age of a global pandemic, we are cautious about every surface—every doorknob, grocery cart and pizza box. So I skipped the elevator (and the surface of elevator buttons) and opted for the stairs this morning. Five flights is doable. Mindful of the railing, aka: surface, I tucked my hands in my jacket pockets and took off down the… Read More
