This is a popular phrase often uttered by my mother, who truth-be-told is an eternal optimist (often infuriatingly so). It's her standard response whenever she hears negative thoughts coming from her children, and it has spread its influence to the in-law branches of the family tree. Sometimes I cringe when I hear it (or even … Continue reading Nego, nego, nego
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The more things change, the more they remain the same
This was the title of my SAT essay, written on a balmy Saturday in a steamy CT classroom way back in 1985. How do I actually remember the content of that essay? I've never forgotten it because I've always seen it as a theme to my life. Perhaps I didn't fully realize this, though, until … Continue reading The more things change, the more they remain the same
The Beginning of the End
Two and a half years ago today, on April 17, the darkest corners of my overactive imagination succeeded in trouncing the light, enveloping me in a new reality. That Saturday, my 66-year-old father entered the hospital for emergency abdominal surgery and never came home again. He had undergone a somewhat routine colonoscopy the day before … Continue reading The Beginning of the End
Fleeting Beauty
Born from something so small and seemingly void of vitality, Growing, blooming, blossoming, Changing with the seasons, the weather, How much love and care it receives. Deep inside you know its beauty is ephemeral but still you yearn for it when it's gone. Somehow you think the vibrance, scent and allure will always be there. … Continue reading Fleeting Beauty
Winnie the Pooh and Wonderful Sundays
One of my favorite Sunday morning rituals is watching CBS Sunday Morning. I always find it thought-provoking, inspiring and ultimately calming... it's good news and provides interesting little nuances and commentary that you can't find anywhere else. Featured this Sunday morning was a spot on the 86th anniversary of the publication of A.A. Milne's first … Continue reading Winnie the Pooh and Wonderful Sundays
Backing Up Your Life
As I'm spending hours this afternoon watching the little gray bar ease its way across my computer archiving five years of magazines I produced, I feel a bit like I'm paging through an old scrapbook. My professional goal today is to load up this 2 terrabyte drive with every bit of design work I've done … Continue reading Backing Up Your Life
By the Numbers
Today is 10-11-12, a sequential masterpiece of the calendar that gives me hope that other cogs in the wheels of my life will line up just as perfectly. With numbers as with words, I'm always searching for the inner meaning, which can be sort of annoying at times and definitely doesn't always work out as … Continue reading By the Numbers
What’s in a name?
A lot if the amount of time I spent pondering the name of my new blog is any indication. But then, of course, I am "name-obsessed," according to my fifteen-year-old daughter. She dubbed me with this moniker last week when I was complaining about the name of some app if I remember correctly. Yes, I … Continue reading What’s in a name?
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