Your life is my Prozac…
Today, someone told me that my life helped to amuse them and to make things better, like Prozac. The comment is pretty amusing. And, initially, I laughed just it off. My life can be pretty damned entertaining. Over the past month, I have been locked in a stairwell at work, changed my clothes in my car in orde

How Bill Cosby Taught Me How to Be a Good Writer...
Tonight, PBS aired the awards show of “Bill Cosby: Mark Twain Prize”. It was amazing to watch. Bill Cosby has amassed a significant body of work and has inspired many other performers. I am inspired whenever I see someone honored. However, Cosby’s award show was particularly moving.As part of th

Love should make you act...
The other day at the coffee shop I overheard people discussing a recent suicide. Apparently, a regular committed suicide in the most dramatic of ways. He shot himself. The shop was abuzz. People were full of outrage and amazement. The cashier commented “he seemed fine to me.” Immediate

“I am what I wear and how I dress…”
"So forget the inner me , observe the outer... I am what I wear and how I dress." (Amneris, "Aida")What you choose to wear communicates a message. It can tell the world if you are happy, sad, conservative, or looking for a date. There also certain fashion milestones for women that announce to the worl

Unlikely Friendships...
Friendship is a funny thing. It frequently has no clear beginning and no clear end. Often the relationship evolves from acquaintance to friend without anyone realizing that the friendship threshold was crossed. Sometimes though, someone might consider you to be a friend without your knowledge.