At my last job, I exchanged Christmas gifts with my two closest co-workers each year. The usual gifts were small trinkets from recent trips, gift cards to coffee shops, crates of Florida oranges, and boxes...
Read MoreSo. One day recently, the internet brought this wonderful poster to my attention. It’s my new favorite. I’m seriously considering having it matted, framed, and hanging it somewhere in our apartment. It would be an excellent conversation starter....
Read MoreThis evening, my friend, Alexa, shared this wonderful site. At first, it’s a beta version fortune teller luring users in with promises to predict their destinies if they type questions in the search bar. But after a few...
Read MoreI met Amara, a British actor, at a party last year through Dan, they worked together on a mini-series that filmed here in NYC. Amara is bubbly and easy-going and joyous. She has no guard...
Read MoreHave you heard the term ‘harp lies’ before? I recently listened to Case #1: Video Store of the Mystery Show Podcast where Laura, the interviewee, mentioned harp lies. “It’s like the kind of thing if someone says...
Read MoreOne recent afternoon, my colleagues and I were talking about riding the subway. We grumbled about the crowds and sweaty summer commutes and delays and rats. We also admitted that the NYC subway is (usually)...
Read MoreYesterday, I was struck by this Ted Talk by Ruth Chang that explores how to make hard decisions. Ruth explains a hard, early-adult decision that she struggled with and that many — myself included —...
Read MoreDan and I can be painfully indecisive. There are nights when the fridge is bare and we haven’t planned something for dinner, and unless one of us is craving something, we’ll go back and forth...
Read MoreMy Mom is a middle school teacher, and last Thursday was her last day before summer break. So, when I was home last weekend, she was winding down from a crazy couple of weeks between making bridal...
Read MoreDo you have a Mother’s Day tradition? Each year, my sister and I take my Mom to the local greenhouse and buy flowers to fill her garden beds and hanging pots for the spring and...
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