Tutus of Scarsdale

Yesterday I took my sister to Scarsdale to buy character shoes. Character shoes, for those of you who are not affiliated with the theatre, (and yes, I spelled it that way on purpose in hopes you would pronounce it “theeataah”), are high heeled shoes with a flexible, suede toe. They are made to [...]

Aerobic Kickboxing; an introduction

I went to get my butt kicked. Tis Kicked.

To be more precise, I feel like churned butter. “Is that a good thing?” my sister asked when I got home. “I dunno,” I replied. All I know is that I am quite sure I tore my innards to shreds and that they [...]

And This is Why the Geese must Die!

If you’ve been reading or listening to the news in the past two days, you could hardly have missed that a US Airways flight crash-landed in the Hudson River. And why did they crash? Because some bloody geese flew in front of the plane and destroyed both engines on impact! I am [...]

The Travel Bug

My dad and I have a running joke that he infected me with the Travel Bug…an extremely contagious and chronic syndrome  characterized by an infernal itch to see more of the world and its people.  You know you have the Travel Bug if you satisfy the following criteria:
1) You see a picture of a waterfall [...]

The Snarky Recent Graduate

It is a sensitive time in the life of a youth whose life outside of school is just about to start. Be patient with us, all of you employed readers and inquisitive parents. I would exercise caution, if I were you, when asking a recent grad what they plan to do with themselves. [...]

Never underestimate the Hymn

I’ve taken to playing hymns on the piano in my spare time. It’s a tricky mental exercise for me because I never could get the hang of accompanying a voice on the piano, even my own. Regardless, I still like to try. Singing is fun and the music in my old Episcopal [...]

Camera Gear

HOk, so… For Christmas, I asked my dad for a new zoom lens for my Nikon. I didn’t think he would go for it, because not only are lenses difficult to shop for, but they cost an arm and a leg to buy new. Much to my surprise, on Christmas morning, I opened [...]

Digging up Shakespeare for a good occasion

Yesterday was the birthday of a good friend of mine. Among many of his excellent attributes, John has an uncanny ability to memorize excellent writing, whether it is Scripture, Aristotle, or Shakespeare. I recounted as I wrote him a birthday poem that during second year I told him I was reading Shakespeare’s Henry [...]