When thinking of my trip to South Beach Miami last month, the saying, "Great Minds Think Alike !" came to mind. This was a very fitting quote, being that friends from different states all ended up vacationing at the same beach resort, for the same four days, within a 365- day year. In reality, ... [Read More]
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Welcome to the ‘Hood’
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig." Abstractly, I experienced this saying first hand last week! Upon walking a few blocks to a neighborhood 7-ELEVEN store to get a cold drink, it was realized that the refrigerator was locked, with a sticker on the door stating to ask the sales ... [Read More]
What Goes Around. . .
When you choose to do something, as in ANYTHING, there are consequences (whether good or bad). As a health-related example : Today it may be a good idea to load that salad with your favorite dressing before having a main course that leads to the grand finale, an ice cream sundae with whipped ... [Read More]
History Repeats Itself
Something that happens once usually happens again. Whether it’s a habit that becomes a pattern, a pattern that becomes a lifestyle, a fad that becomes trend, or a trend that becomes a staple, history repeats itself. In my life, and I’m sure in everybody else’s also, there are habits, ... [Read More]
The New {York} Normal
Times Square, NYC is truly the city that never sleeps. There’s a karaoke bar right across the street, where I can hear the brave tourists belting out tunes at the maximum screech their vocal cords can produce at all hours of the night; yet (un)surprisingly, I open my eyes briefly and just fall back ... [Read More]