My cousin, an FBI agent, was assigned to the RICO Division in New York City during the early 90’s working undercover to build a case against John Gotti. He regaled me with his adventures infiltrating the famed Gambino mafia and one detail has stuck with me all these years. He told me that, when you […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or in the darkest depths of the sea – I am guessing you’ve seen the video of the famed female anglerfish who swam 6,500 feet up from the ocean depths toward the sun as she was dying. This heartbreaking image was caught by ocean conservationists off […]
Recently, a friend shared a time lapse video of a blooming dahlia flower (watch it here) where you can see the full progression of bud to bloom. The petals reach away from the bud and and outward toward light, and then contract back in before expanding again. You can literally see the dahlia breathing in […]
My goddaughter Claire called last week to invite me to brunch. Yay! Who doesn’t love omelets and mimosas? Then she suggested the original Carson’s on Main Street in Lexington. My response was an immediate and vehement no. Can’t help but sound like a Gen Xer here, but that place is just too damn loud. The […]
When I was young, my brother Ian and I would hike down to the Old Stone Church behind our house to wade in the large creek. One August we toted inner tubes down and tied them to the trees on the bank so we could enjoy the “rapids” without veering too far downstream. So, we’re […]
On election night, I jolted awake around 2:30 am filled with an impending sense of doom. My circadian rhythm was whacked out from daylight saving time a few days prior. So I did a few yoga stretches and turned over to go back to sleep. But sleep eluded me. When I have insomnia, I practice […]
