I’m not a reader. In high school, I was so slow at reading that I had to take courses to learn how to read faster. I used my fingers to keep my focus on the page, but even techniques like this didn’t work for me. I was soooooooo slow that I even had a note from reading specialists that […]

Today, August 10th (8/10) at 8:10am, I lost another dear friend, Russ Weatherford.  That’s my third loved one lost in less than a year’s time!  But after fighting pancreatic cancer for almost a year and a half, and after another six months of unknown pain even before that, I am almost certain that Russ is resting peacefully without pain and where […]

How many of my readers live in New York City? As some of you may know, living here can be rough, and even that is an understatement.  Any daily commute is crowded.  The subways smell like piss.  Some of the people can be even worse.  So many New Yorkers feel “entitled” simply because they live in one of the most expensive cities […]

Prince. Dana Lorge. Robert Sambursky. All were lost too soon… Someone the whole world knew. Someone a large community knew. And someone I knew. All were lost too soon… It always amazes me when people take the death of a celebrity so personally.  Most of us never knew the celebrity that died, and yet, some of us feel as though we lost a […]

Today is my husband’s and my anniversary. Thank you. Two years in and we’re still going strong!  (Check back with me in another two years though….Just Kidding!) Seriously though, the reason I’m so excited is because we have FINALLY reached the planning stages of our wedding reception!  Yup, that’s right.  We’ve been married for two years, together for three, and […]

It’s Leap Day! It also happened to be bridge night. Now, I’m not usually one to take extra advantage of Leap Day, but to some, today is an extra day to do something–anything–so long as it’s a positive activity.  Do something MORE.  Do something you might never do on the boring other 365 days of the year.  The expression, “Seize […]

This week at bridge, one of our regulars had quite a remarkable story to share… To start, I will refer to this friend as Sean. Sean is a doctor who grew up in the south.  Sean comes from a very religious background.  Sean, however, is gay, and his family doesn’t necessarily approve. Sean has a wonderful husband.  Both Sean and […]

I just realized that I forgot to post last week.  Oops… But why?  Why did I forget to post?  Bridge was fun as always.  But did we talk about anything different and unique?  At this point, I forget.  Which makes me think… Are things just “normal” right now?  Am I in a rut? Yes.  And no.  (My favorite answer!) Yes, […]

This week, our 90-years-young host was on vacation, so one of the other couples graciously decided to host bridge at their place.  The appetizers were just as delicious.  The conversations were just as delightful.  The only thing different was the atmosphere, and this one just so happened to include the most adorable dog one will ever meet. My husband and […]

Hello, readers.  My name’s…oh wait.  I swore not to share names. Ok then, where do I begin? Hopefully by now, you have a sense of what I want to get out of this blog.  One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2016 is to “write more,” but that just sounds lame.  Blogging appears to be the craze this day and age […]