Can we talk for a moment about people who work retail? Over the years, I've envisioned myself doing retail - the hours, the holidays, the customers, and can say with a good bit of confidence that I could never do that job. Never. This may be surprising to some because superficially at least, retail and restaurant … Continue reading Retail Elves
Category: musings
Thanks(for)giving
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I can't imagine ever growing tired of waking up to the smell of roasting turkey and linen napkins being pressed. The cranberry sauce with diced orange peel, the mashed potatoes with gravy made rich by drippings and the lemon meringue pie that marked the course between turkey dinner … Continue reading Thanks(for)giving
Songs to get you in the mood.
image from picasaweb.google.comAs I was driving south towards Hudson today, with my iPod on shuffle, a song came on that got me thinking... Are there songs which have a Pavlovian effect on you and cause you consistently to think about, shall we say, skin-to-skin contact? The song that pushed my mind in that direction, embarrassingly … Continue reading Songs to get you in the mood.
Love and Anger, They Come as a Pair
image from http://www.wgrg.co.ukI've had this tune kicking around in my head for the past couple of days - Aimee Mann's Real Bad News. Are you familiar with Aimee Mann? Do you know this song? Here are the lyrics and, for those of you disinclined to click on a link, here's an excerpt: You don't know, … Continue reading Love and Anger, They Come as a Pair
Grey Street
She feels like kicking out all the windowsAnd setting fire to this lifeShe could change everything about herUsing colors bold and brightBut all the colors mix together - to greyMaybe it's the weather - it seems like a while since I've seen the sun light up the sky to blue. Or, perhaps, it's the near … Continue reading Grey Street
A couple of four-letter words…
image from amusingat.blogspot.comAlthough perhaps not the ones which immediately may come to your mind, both want and need certainly qualify as four-letter words. After a childhood of being drilled about the difference between want and need, I find myself unable to clarify how either of these (or both) relate to my present life. I have … Continue reading A couple of four-letter words…
Identity
image from http://www.kineticfaith.comA couple of things have happened recently to make me ponder who I am. Leaving McGuire's after 8 years, has been a very bittersweet experience and I think it will be a long time before I no longer identify myself as "Silvia, from McGuire's." The other more profound sense of loss has, of … Continue reading Identity
