I am a ninja-in-training. At least that is what my supervisor at works tells me. The training has been going on for over a year now. Advocating for those who have been neglected and abused, and intervening in the lives of delinquent children with the hope of correcting their course […]
Hand holding. The earliest signs of a budding romance. Or the protective grasp of an adult on a child in their care. Or a sign of tender affection for a friend. For some reason, whenever I hear about hand holding, I can’t help but think of the Beatles song, “I […]
After failing all of last week in packing homemade lunches for work, this morning I pulled the fridge open anticipating some need for creativity in pulling together my brown bag given that we were out of town over the weekend and I had not yet made it to the grocery […]
“Are you warm, are you real, Mona Lisa” goes the old Nat King Cole ballad, “Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?” The song refers to a woman being like that classic painting, dubbed one of the best of human history, capturing the woman with the sly […]
It has been 20 months since my last post. At times I considered giving up blogging completely. Other times I thought about starting a new, more focused blog. But I reasoned I don’t stay on any one hobby or activity or interest area long enough to sustain a new blog. […]
This evening, I walked into the dining room to serve myself some pasta salad. The rest of the family was sitting in the living room, exchanging stories, laughing. As I filled my plate, I looked up and saw my grandma, sitting by herself at the table. I walked over and […]
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