Art installation of human-like heads on a wall.

Dealing with complicated relationships

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

Teddy bear wearing glasses for Friday Happy Hour post.

Friday happy hour

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

Happily ever after wedding sign.

Week 2: our wedding

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

Construction on a street in Wynwood. Miami in transition.

Week 1: Little Havana in transition

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

Rubber stamps, paint brushes, and other arts and crafts items. Things I don't know.

Five things I don’t know

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