An Apolitical Voter

I didn’t know how angry and upset I was about Bush until I got an email from Barak Obama today telling me that his campaign has raised nearly One Million Dollars from 900,000 individuals donating as little as $5 each. Unlike Senator Clinton or Senator McCain, he hasn’t taken a dime from Washington lobbyists or [...]

Pit Bull Lady

Taking groceries out of the car, I notice a woman walking her dogs. She rumbles down the street elephantoid, rocking her 300 pounds from side to side. She has the bearing of a mammoth and is escorted by two muscle-bound white pit bulls with spiked collars. They are held at bay by 2 inch thick [...]

Hope Can Happen in a Moment

I have been reading an amazing book called 60 Seconds, One Moment Changes Everything by Phil Bolsta which contains dozens of short stories, mostly by famous people like Deepak Chopra. In each a moment in time changed their lives. Everything from magical manifestations from Sai Baba for Carolyn Myss to visions and visitations. From children’s [...]

The Power of a Smile

I was on the way to Nick’s Restaurant on Vanderbilt Avenue for breakfast and a can collector was dragging his cart toward me in the street, slightly in the traffic. I stopped to give him room to pass around some construction in front of me and I thought about what his life must be like. [...]

The Value of Doing Nothing

I went to Nick’s for coffee all gung ho to work on my new business plan but I felt too tired and I had the strong feeling that I was just supposed to sit there and see something. I noticed four very young boys in a booth and wondered how they can afford to eat [...]