Happy New Year, family, friends, and dear readers. How was your New Year’s? Have you made resolutions? As a Wiccan, I have three New Years: Samhain, New Year, and Imbolc, and they have very different vibes. Samhain is a Gaelic festival that falls halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. It marks the … Read more
Humans are weird and dealing with complicated relationships is hard. File this under ‘life lessons I’m still learning’. Winona Ryder is an award-winning actress, one of the most successful of the 1990s. Since her twenties, she has supported the American Indian College Fund, which sends low-income indigenous peoples to universities. In 2001, she stole $5,500 … Read more
Are you sick of bad news? Fake news? Sad news? It’s Friday (somewhere) so it’s happy hour time. Take a break! Here is a collection of awesome stuff. Bill Gates shares five summer reads “I’ve read some terrific books lately. When I pulled together this list of five that you might enjoy this summer, I … Read more
We’re married! The wedding was on Saturday, 24th of February. It was a beautiful day. I’m sure I’ll have a lot to say about it as time goes on, but here are some immediate thoughts. Planning Although I wanted more than a courthouse ceremony, I knew I wanted a simple and small wedding. I see … Read more
In the 1930s, Little Havana was a lower-middle-class Southern and Jewish neighborhood. Following the Cuban Revolution, there was a vast influx of Cuban immigrants which settled here and “Little Havana” emerged. By 1970, the neighborhood was more than 85% Cuban. Today, it’s more diverse and Cubans now make up about 58% of the Hispanic community. The … Read more
In November, I turned 40 and I wrote about things I know are true. A list of things I don’t know would be much longer and that’s just the things I know I don’t know. What prompted this abridged version was a discussion with my partner. We have been working on our wedding vows. When I … Read more
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