Suprise Me

The buddha smile will follow you. Read More

on July 8th (an event that occurs every year) 99% of the world’s population (8 billion people) will see the sun’s light at the same time Today this event took place a little after 7am EST Read More

The Beatles break-up began in 1969, the year I graduated from high school. I wished it weren’t so, but it was inevitable that they would go their separate ways, just as it was inevitable that high school would end, and everything would change. Read More

How I progressed from zero cooking to pretty good. Read More

Why my friends had to drag me to the rifle range, and why I kept coming back. Read More

Ever since I can remember, my mother could find a parking place anywhere. Read More

When we were little, my brother and I loved to play Sorry! by the hour. We’d set up the board on the carpeted floor in our living room in Detroit and hop the pieces around the board, squealing with delight if we could send the other’s pieces back to the start, yelling at each other,… Read More

I tend to love romantic movies; big sweeping costume dramas, though occasionally go for thoughtful dramas. It is difficult for me to pick just five that have rocked my world, as I love to come back to favorites and watch them over and over again, just for pure pleasure. So I will share my top… Read More

Some thirty years ago, I searched for a signature fragrance. My mother wore Chanel No. 5.  I wanted something more modern, subtle. I tried Ungaro, Issey Miyake, Creed (the scent of Jackie O and Princess Grace). All seemed too strong for me. I smelled something wonderful on a friend and inquired what she wore. Of… Read More

I'd run, trying frantically to find a place to hide, while it implacably followed me, laughing. Read More