Life

Shakespeare once said, “All the world’s a stage.” And he’s right – sometimes it does feel like we’re playing a part in a movie that never ends. I started to write about this, then I realized I already knew of someone who said it first – and better. “Life While-You-Wait” By Wislawa Szymborska (translated by [...]

Hypocrisy, Thy Name is Mer

Hypocrisy: noun – a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; the practice of professing beliefs, feelings or virtues that one does not hold or possess. From the Greek hypokrisis, the act of playing a part on stage. I really dislike hypocrisy. It makes me crazy. I’m a [...]

I Left My Heart in San Diego

Sometimes I’m not exactly sure how I appear to other people. And if you happen to get to know me online, where I tend to be quite the long-winded little wordsmith, it’s possible you would get the impression that I’m a bit of an intellectual. This is certainly true – I do have my moments [...]