A neighborhood shop owner died a couple of weeks ago. But she was no ordinary shop owner: she had owned Irving's Toy and Card Shop for 76 years. Ethel Weiss was minding the store up until the very end of her 101-year-long life. Although I've walked past her shop every day for the past six... Continue Reading →
My first birthday list item of the new year is checked off. Last weekend, a friend and I saw Deepak Chopra give a lecture on his new book with Rudolph Tanzi, Super Genes. At times, I felt as if we were attending a college biology lecture, and I really wish I had taken notes. Deepak... Continue Reading →
Since I've plunged feetfirst into a new decade, I decided that I should give myself more time to complete my birthday list. So the clock starts ticking TODAY. I'm giving myself six months to complete 41 items. This is all I know so far: I'm attending a lecture by Deepak Chopra in a few days.... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving is nigh! I wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy taking time to ponder what you're grateful for and enjoy spending time with family and friends. If you participate in the events on Friday and Monday (that shall not be named), best of luck to you. I hope you will also participate in Small... Continue Reading →
I was raised a tea drinker. Neither of my parents drank coffee at home, but my dad drank Lipton tea. Then I discovered coffee in high school, and it assisted me greatly in maintaining functionality during countless early mornings and late evenings throughout college. And then I went to England for a semester during my... Continue Reading →
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