“Never Talk Politics”
You might have heard someone say it, you might have even thought it or said it yourself. To me, this is the worst saying ever created, I still can’t believe…
A World Filled With Books
The #library used to be the center of #information. Now everything around us is a center of information, and everything is its own library. As we spend time #reading, even more information is created…
Be The Best Rock You Can Be
Hello from #ShelterIsland! For those of you who have been here, you’ll know that the island is surrounded by #rocks. Rocks are heavy, can weigh us down, and keep us from where…
What’s So Perfect About Paradise?
Hello from Turks & Caicos! Right now as you are reading this, I am immersing myself into a beautiful, pristine, pure, turquoise-reflecting water in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean….
What Happened to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Today is an unusual day, unlike many July 4th’s of years past. What happened to all of our unalienable Rights, the ones written 244 years ago in our Declaration of…
Our Role, Our Voice, Our Sacrifice
Today is June 7, 2020. On this day, twelve years ago, I remember when my New York City apartment burned down. It was a devastating day, and miraculously, I did…
My Father: The Hero of Hummus
I hope you are all well, and that you and your family are safe and sound! I, like many others, have been quarantining at home. At home, I love to…
Happy New Year!
Wow, it’s 2020! As a kid, I envisioned the year 2020 as marking the start of a new & futuristic world. In this future world, I was convinced that we would be visited…
Happy In”Dutch”pendence Day!
Today is July 4th, the Independence Day of the U.S. As an American and New Yorker, I would like to give thanks to our amazing country. And on a day…
Death of the Yellow Page Directories
Do you remember the yellow pages? Believe it or not, exactly 10 years ago today, on May 29, 2009, marked the death of the yellow page directories with the bankruptcy…