image from thejakartaglobe.comThis morning at the gym, I noticed that a regular member of the 5:45 class I take, was looking a good bit thinner. As soon as I saw her, I knew: something was going on in her personal life, her relationship. My suspicions were confirmed a few minutes later when she spoke about … Continue reading Weightiness
Category: musings
World AIDs Day
About a million years ago (or in the early 90's), I worked for a medical practice in Manhattan. The offices were on lower Fifth Avenue and the four physicians sharing the suite all practiced out of the now defunct St. Vincent's Hospital in the West Village. Three of the doctors were internal medicine guys, the other … Continue reading World AIDs Day
Retail Elves
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
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
