Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
Five years ago today I suffered the injury that ended my dancing career. I remember the training session well. Kurt and I weren't meeting that day; I went to the studio by myself to practice. I was going through my special playlist of two songs for each of the 10 dances. Once the playlist was over,… Continue reading What I learned from dance
Last year on Black Friday, NASA did a special Twitter feed all day with the hashtag #BlackHoleFriday. I came in pretty late on the feed, and that was when I decided to write my Thanksgiving post this year about Black Hole Friday. I was so psyched! Unfortunately, my tweeted questions to NASA as to whether… Continue reading Death of Black Friday?
Recently Ms. M and I were on one of our many monthly adventures when she brought up how big a role music played in her life when she was growing up. Her whole family listened to and sang the songs of musical theatre. She beamed as she remembered an audition piece she had done in college of… Continue reading Soundtracks of Our Lives
With as much time as I now spend on Facebook, it is amazing how my impression of the social media giant has changed over the years. I started on Facebook back in the good old days when an invitation was required to join. (Thank you, Rebecca, for getting me through the door.) I must admit… Continue reading Facebook Impressions
Years ago I had a part-time job as a taste-tester. I even blogged about it. They taught us to accurately distinguish the amount of sweet or salt or bitter in a food and to identify any off flavors. Despite being the only job I was ever fired from (I developed a food additive allergy outside… Continue reading Part of That
Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. To me, that ominous day is more associated with scary things than Halloween. That association is the direct result of the movie franchise. I used to love scary things. I read Stephen King religiously starting in junior high. He is such a good author: He is able to make things jump out… Continue reading Friday the 13th
I've mentioned before that one of the ways I find new books is to check out the long list for the different book awards. When the Man Booker Prize list was released, I was tickled to discover that I'd already explored two of the ten finalists. Admittedly, I didn't like one (Satin Island by Tom… Continue reading And the Winner Is
It was 22 years ago this week when I had work-related experience that I think of every year about this time. I was four months into a new job (the one where I baked my first from-scratch cake), when the owner told me he wanted to bill me out as a consultant, so I needed… Continue reading Turkey Plant
I outdid myself this year, even if I do say so myself. I've had some awesome costumes in the past, but this year took the cake. I had an idea early in October, but when it came time to start making it, my heart wasn't in it. Then, on Thursday I found this inspiration. I… Continue reading Halloween Bragging Rights
Each year around this time I watch Pleasantville. There is something about the reassessment of my life that I do each Yom Kippur that draws me to this film. The annual watching was last weekend. I first saw it right after I'd decided to get a divorce. I cried at the pure pleasure of the gift… Continue reading Pleasantville Memories
Grown Up, Now What? 