I think it was during this time some years ago, when I found myself picking up a friend from the hospital. Her medications had decided to quit their day job and Ferris-Bueller-it inside her head, frolicking

What? Did You Say Tomatoes? Yes...with a little imagination, tomatoes can fall from the sky...and spaghetti and hot dogs and all kinds of things...if you're reading Ron Barrett's brilliant classic: Cloudy

I grew up with two rabbits—not two living rabbits that I fed and kept as pets but fictional rabbits, rabbits of lore. You might be thinking, "There's so many! How can you choose?" It's true,

Last year an Italian friend of mine, Kiara, who owns the tourism company New York City 4 All, said she was getting a serious demand from customers looking for an authentic New York City experience. “They

It's cold and wet outside. This weather is predicted to continue for the next three days. There’s the saying that March is “in like a lion and out like a lamb.” With March right around the corner, I would

Gong Hay Fot Choy! Happy Lunar New Year, Steemians! It’s positively celebratory here in NYC, today. Unfortunately, I’m unable to partake in the food. almost every Asian restaurant is closed for celebrations,

Happy Lunar New Year!!! Lunar New Year 2018 is upon us! It's an official school holiday in NYC, and there is so much for those who celebrate to do! There are families to visit, meals to be had, red envelopes

In C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, somewhere between the lamppost and the Eastern Sea, near the great castle of Cair Paravel, you can find many delicious dishes: A faun serves up toast,

It All Began in Austin, Texas At 20, I was newly living on my own in Austin, Texas, working at a restaurant and saving some money to get back to school. It was the 90s, so there were no smart phones, no

From Hard Drives to Poster Prints I am about to have my very first “showing.” It sounds so fancy. Like I’m about to be officially initiated into the art world. But really it’s just me doing the work, like

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Galavanting with Steemit! Hi Steemians! Here’s my first-ever “introducing myself” post to live in the compendiums of the Internet. Maybe it’s because after 40 you just become a type of fearless, but for