“THIS IS A PARTY!” And if that wasn’t clear from the disco ball, the sparklers, or the sequined handcuffs featured on the Pineapple and Pearls website, it is made explicit when the restaurant reaches out to confirm your RSV Because my birthday is right in the middle of Christmas and New Year’s, I’ve never had a birthday party. So, this was perfect: Pineapple and Pearls would be hosting my first…
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Across the Country and Through the Snow: Dinner at Jungsik
I drove 8 hours through the Colorado mountains in blizzard-like conditions, then got on a plane and a train into New York City… risking my life… all for a first date with a High Value Man™. Was it worth it? Absolutely! Mainly because of the…
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Things I Love: November 2023
– Vitamin D3 supplements – Green Goddess seasoning at Trader Joe’s I’ve been using this seasoning on my salads and vegetables while cooking at home. – My [near] daily little treat: the Morning Bun at Tatte – Practicing my Spanish live on Twitch. – Cute…
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Thoughts on: The Moral Philosopher and The Moral Life by William James
As a meditation practice, I have been studying philosophy and examining my own beliefs about everything from the meaning of life, happiness, death, morality, and ethics. Some of my most recent reads have returned me to my favorites, like Seneca and Nietzsche (through whom I…
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Indy Go-Go
I can count on one hand the number of times Indianapolis, Indiana has crossed my mind. But when my date mentioned the possibility of having me join him on a business trip, my immediate response was, of course, “Yes.” And so it happened on that…
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All is Fair in Love and Politics
When Donald Trump was indicted on March 30, 2023, I learned about it through Twitter. The diversity in reactions to the news was incredible. There were legal experts analyzing the text of the indictments and journalists reporting live from the Manhattan courthouse. Some people were…
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Mari NYC
Last year, Guinness World Records officially declared Monday as the worst day of the week. Ouch! I can’t say it’s hard to understand why, but I do think it’s unfair. Every day is what you make of it! That’s why, after a wonderful weekend date…
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A Classic, Reimagined: The Joffrey Ballet’s Anna Karenina
I’ve been in the mood for classics in all forms recently. Last week, I started reading Don Quijote, the Spanish epic by Miguel de Cervantes. I’ve been listening to compositions from Camille Saint-Saëns, Maurice Ravel, and Gabriel Fauré as background music during marathon study sessions…
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2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket
On the heels of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and recent stock market turmoil, it’s not lost upon me that trying to predict the future is an exercise in futility. The odds of a perfect bracket are 1 in 128 billion for those who…