reading time: 2 minutesMouseover underlined text for more information. That time would be yesterday afternoon. Let me set the scene… I’m sitting on my couch, watching the New York Rangers play the New Jersey Devils in preseason. My husband, who is at work downtown at Fort Shafter, calls around 2:30p and I answer. […]
reading time: < 1 minute1. When did you last plan a special gathering or event? Other than holidays? It’s been a while. 2. How do you rate yourself as an organizer of activities? A tad anal. I’m a list maker, and I tend to create contingency plans for contingency plan. 3. When did you […]
reading time: 4 minutesI was an 80s teen, a feral Gen X child. And there were some iconic TV moments in those days, so here we go! 1. MTV went live. Date: 1 August 1981. I was just 11 days shy of 11 years old. Like every other kid, I sat on my […]
reading time: 3 minutesSaturday 9: Answer the Phone (2001) Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? See the video and watch it below! 1) This song likens a relationship to a roller coaster ride. When did you most recently visit an amusement park? Years. So long ago that I don’t even remember what year. But […]
reading time: < 1 minute1. When did you most recently feel you should be dancing? Wednesday night. I was listening to old-school, 80s-era rap, and I was feeling the moment! 2. What hot stuff have you recently consumed? Spicy jambalaya. It was delicious! 3. What kind of side-hustle would be fun to try? Something creative. I use to […]
reading time: 6 minutesLet’s take a trip down my memory lane, shall we? I’m going to do this stream-of-consciousness style, so you get what I get… good, bad, big, or small! 1. getting murder books for Christmas Okay, I know this sounds weird. Let me explain… I’m into true crime, something for which […]
reading time: 2 minutesAs I enter Cronehood, I’m truly feeling the lack of female elders in my immediate family. My maternal grandmother died when I was just 16, my paternal grandmother when I was 37, and my mom when I was 44. And not one of them entered this phase without surgical help, […]
reading time: < 1 minute1. During which specific hour of the day are you likeliest to be happy? I don’t know that I have a specific hour! I guess it changes from day to day. 2. Which food-beverage pairings do you feel strongest about? Iced tea and poke. Coffee and cheesecake. White Zin and […]
reading time: 4 minutesI’m a writer, but before that I was a reader. Since the uterus. And my reading tastes are eclectic… as are my writing tastes. Think of this as a this-or-that of books. (Click on the covers to go to Amazon US.) 1. a book I recently read that I loved […]
reading time: 4 minutesWhere the lines are blurred between fact and fiction… 1. The 27 Club The 27 Club is a cultural phenomenon that suggests that a statistically high number of artists, actors, musicians, and other celebrities die at the age of 27. The coincidence was first noticed in the early 1970s after […]