So…I wrote this lengthy intro and then deleted it. Loss! The gist of it was: Read this letter from Rainer Maria Rilke from one of the greatest books ever “Letters to a Young Poet” and see if it moves you like it did me. (That isn’t even close to what I wrote the first time, [...]
I didn’t think this could possibly happen to me. It wasn’t until I was reading an entry on Boston Globe’s Love Letters (my new favorite space on the Internet that feeds my fascination with relationships) that I had a name for what I had been feeling for days, weeks, months…or even years. You see, I’d [...]
So, it seems that Spirit Airlines is going to start charging for carry on baggage. No, not for checked baggage (they already do that)…CARRY ON. That means if you want to store something in an overhead bin, you’ll have to cough up $45 each way. Absurd! When does it end? Will they start charging to [...]
There was an article in the New York Post the other day about screenwriter, Tracey Jackson. She took her spoiled daughter from Manhattan to the slums of India. It’s always amazed me how getting out of your comfort zone allows you a chance to see yourself. And I’m a firm believer that one of the [...]
I celebrated my 27th birthday three days ago (btw, everything should be celebrated on the beach) and I’m still sitting with the fact that I’m officially in my late 20′s. It’s a weird feeling because it’s the first birthday that I can remember that’s made me feel “funny,” for a lack of a better word. [...]
Allow me to be a jackass for a minute when I say that I’m tired of seeing events for Haiti relief and artists doing collaboration songs about it. Yes, I’m serious. I just don’t see the point. What happened in Haiti is a devastating crisis. Every time I read an article or see photos, a [...]
May 19, 2010
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