My sister and I share the same birthday but were born in different years. Last year, she wrote me a letter for our birthday, which I loved. This year, she suggested we exchange letters. Perhaps she felt miffed because I didn’t write her one last year but regardless, I like this newfound tradition. It’s been …
I’m not sure if it was done on purpose, but I’d like to think Bruce (and maybe Rachel perhaps) knew it would be meaningful to me to hear “For You” by David Ryan Harris played at their wedding yesterday. Bruce and Rachel are close friends of mine, and with Bruce in particular, one of the reasons …
To the co-owner of the vision, whoever you are, The other day, I was watching a video in which a celebrity couple discussed their marriage. Their openness and approach to their partnership inspired me. I found myself nodding my head in vigorous and immediate agreement at everything that was being said, with one exception. At …
Thought I’d share something I did today. I wrote a quick and spontaneous Yelp review for the Ethiopian restaurant Queen of Sheba, which you can read below. I ate there a couple of weeks ago. For some reason, today I felt so moved to write about it. Random, I know, but writing is good. Writing …
The holidays just finished and now we’re into January. It’s the doldrum month that I’d skip every year if I could. I’m not interested in January, unless it occurs in a year where I get to witness the inauguration of a black President, or a woman President, or any person of color President, or any …
Sometimes things happen that remind me of how interesting life is. I need to be reminded, otherwise I end up more thankless than thankful. Sometimes those things are experiences, people, or both. one. No one is picking me up today so when I get off the bus I start walking. I’m across the street and …
My mother–mama for short and ma for shorter–works a schedule typical of a tenured nurse. Thirteen shifts a month, which is three or four working days a week. On her work days she wakes up before sunrise. She gets dropped off by my dad at the bus stop by the Todt Hill projects, and takes …
