Coming full circle: Remembering the past and embracing my future. It was not long ago that I sat alone in a crib with metal railings and beeping monitors sounding as an abundance of stuffed animals surrounded my view. As we all know it so easy to forget the past and become consumed with the present. … Read more »
I was 21 when I first encountered Carrie Bradshaw, and, as a middle-class girl from Maine, it took me some time to get used to her designer shoe habit. I had never heard of Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin, and I had certainly never heard of regular people spending $400 on footwear. The fact that… Read more »
This week, tickets went on sale allowing direct flights to Havana from Tampa for the first time in 50 years. Those who can take the flights are still restricted to travelers with special permissions, but the flights are seen as a major step towards easing the restrictions which have been in place for a half… Read more »
My former best friend, the dead organ grinder, often cavorted with his dancing monkey late into the night when we would discover the dark optimism that comes from embracing sadness. I wish he were here now. Some solace from fractal leadership. I think I know what he’d say: Cast aside the “seductive tropes of modern… Read more »
Many times lately, I have heard reference to darkness (dark times, dark days ahead, dark character, dark spirit, dark period, Dark Age) made in a manner and tone irrespective of the necessity and unique qualities depth, isolation, and darkness bring to light. Wonder, to where would a seed go to realize its potential, if not… Read more »
Ascending Budget Cuts: What it means for the state of the Mental Health Care in NYC In today’s economic world we are all accustomed to some hardships here and there. Many of us have felt the crunch of the unwavering economic downfall over the passed few years. Whether we have been laid off; have cut… Read more »
The four horses ride. The harlot sucks all life force. The beast doth mark you. The seventh seal unstickith. These sacred words were once the province of Millenaries. Not anymore. Now, with the help of the New Apostolic prophets you too can get advance admission to Armageddon. The New Apostolics may elect another Texan president… Read more »
When you’re a tour guide and you work in a city like New York, you meet people from all over the world. Each day, as I speak with individuals from far-flung nations about the unique aspects of their lives—their travels, their careers, their families, their homelands—I can’t help but notice: All those clichéd and slightly… Read more »
Most people think summer is the best time to travel. Are they nuts? Kids are out of school, planes are packed, temperatures are hot and tempers are short. Give me fall travel any day. Remember all of those flights you were trying to book this spring or early summer and fares (along with gas prices)… Read more »
Below is a piece I wrote on July 15th. Unfortunately it is playing out as predicted. The S&P may or may not have used bad math to downgrade the U.S. credit rating but their stated reasoning (unstable US domestic politics prohibiting the ability of the US gov to secure the long term financial security of… Read more »
