I am supposed to be working on an essay on humiliation for a new writing class. But this is what happens when I have an assignment with a deadline. All of a sudden I get an idea to write something else. I was inspired by an email this morning. It was in response to a […]
Mom and Me
There a myriad of benefits that manifest in a life that is not centered around the rigidity of the 9 to 5 day. Many you expect. Like working in your pajamas. Not wearing makeup. Going to the gym at 11 in the morning. Then there are the others that catch you by surprise. One that […]
My Dad, 23 Years Later
My Dad died twenty three years ago today. For a long time after I could not remember the exact date. I just knew it was the end of September. My mother generally reminded me. She remembers dates. Birthdays. Anniversaries. And yes, the dates that those closest to her died. Not me. I wouldn’t remember a […]
Savoring Moments: Father’s Day 2009
One of the many lessons I have learned this past year while chronicling my reinvention of life after Corporate America is that it is not just what I do for a living has that has changed. It’s how I look at almost everything. Take today. Father’s Day. For year’s I have pretty much ignored the […]
Memorial Day
It’s hard not to think of my father on Memorial Day. He served in the 34th Division of the 133rd Infantry during WWII, inducted into the Army on December 3, 1942 and honorably discharged on November 9, 1945. He managed, unlike many of his army “buddies” and friends, to survive his time in active combat […]
Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes
The air feels different today. Cleaner. Filled with hope and promise. It’s official now. Barack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States and we are all off on a new adventure. I am often struck by why I chose this particular moment in time to venture on a personal […]
