Are We Becoming the Borg?
Now I have to tell you that I loved Star Trek: The Next Generation and besides the episode where Worf’s ex-girlfriend shows up in a metal coffin thing ( I LOVED her!), I really liked the Borg episodes because they … Continue reading
Kapalwhat?
So my friend Gargi is a world-class yoga practitioner. I mean she not only knows all the positions and all the names, but she speaks Hindi and Sanskrit like a native because she is (Indian of course!)! Now of all … Continue reading
Cause of Death: Loneliness
My friend Melanie shares her home with her mother, her sister, sometimes her brother and a lovely cat that has to be 20 years old if she’s a day. Up the street a few houses lives her aunt and uncle. … Continue reading
You Can’t Just Use ANY Vanilla!
So I’m back visiting my friend Karen, the kitchen wonder, and I have to tell you that vanilla has become my new best friend. So there is this company, in Boston no less, that imports spices and they carry five, … Continue reading
Does Being Healthy Mean You Never Get Sick?
Every time my family comes to visit from Switzerland, they get sick. Generally they are already looking like death warmed over when they exit customs, but I always try to assume that’s just from the plane food, and not that … Continue reading
Why Does Food Shopping Have to Be a Test?
Do you remember those tests back in school… either the IOWA test (if you’re old like me) or the NATS (if you’re younger than me) or the MCATS (if you’re only old enough to be my child)? Those tests always … Continue reading
I Hear Voices
We make fun of people who hear voices, but listening to your inner voice is not so crazy. I always tell people when I’m working with them, to listen to that inner voice and to weigh information in light of … Continue reading
The Beauty Biz
I was sitting in the hair salon and I am always amazed as the familiarity that exists between complete strangers while having their hair done. Swapping stories, discussions of who died, going down the illness list and mad cackling over … Continue reading
Change the oil…
So I was on Nantucket visiting my friend Karen and she was telling me how she and her husband had developed a mad craving for mangoes and were able to get some luscious ones, leading to the consumption of three … Continue reading
Don’t Understimate the Power of Talking
One of the biggest factors in the demise of a relationship, any relationship, is lack of communication. Failing to take the time to talk about your issues, failing to take the time to listen. Communication. Which obviously takes more than … Continue reading