Four days into my vacation in sunny Turks and Caicos, President Obama gave a speech about his goals for the nation’s recently controversial security measures. Yes, I was on vacation, but I needed a little […]
Category: Life
Things related to my personal life.
Let’s talk about food, baby
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Food can tell you a lot of things about people. It can tell you what their tastes are, what kind of traditions they keep and, of course, how hungry they are. This year my husband […]
The right New Year’s resolutions
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New Year’s resolutions — you either love them or you really, really hate them. Honestly, I never got the point. My thinking went that making promises that you can’t keep is just a set up […]
What are your vacation moments?
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Whenever it starts getting cold and the holiday season approaches, I start thinking about what has been going on in my life. The New Year is on my mind. One of the big changes in […]
Vonnegut: Life through fiction
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There’s no doubt that life can be strange, difficult and confusing but Kurt Vonnegut —a veteran, writer and political dissident — knew that art has the potential to alleviate some of the burden. I’ve read […]
Things That Scare Me on Halloween (and always)
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Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you’re adequately dressed to scare the ghouls and goblins away. If you’re looking for something slightly scary to read, here’s my recommendation for “All Hallow’s Read.” I’m very willing to admit […]
songs of myself
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Whitman is my city muse. I remember reading his poetry and loving the sound of it so long before I had a glimpse of what it meant. He is an eternal New York voice, reciting […]
for the future
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Judging from the 6 billion+ people on this planet, I imagine that we shouldn’t going through life alone. If you have anyone in your life who is there for you, or want to be there […]
My Voice
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Senior year of high school fills my mind with endless memories. Even though many years have gone by, there’s one week from that winter that still pinches my memory. I was unlucky enough to catch […]
RIP Aunt Rosa
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August 3, 2009: I give my dad a silent hug. “Thank you,” he says in a firm but gentle voice. “You know you look like her too. She was a very beautiful person.” One […]