Selena’s Secret – a Review

I must confess; I DO judge a book by it’s cover! I saw the close- up face of a Latina woman’s face freckled with typed word and a manicured finger held to the dark red lips in a shhhh manner – reminiscent of the scene in the bio-pic Selena where Selena (as played by Jennifer…

Bucket List 2019

We are three weeks into the new year. Many people have already broken their resolutions. I haven’t broken mine, but I am still working on them. In addition to making resolutions, I usually reflect and update my bucket list – things I want to accomplish this year. Visit Graceland during Christmas. I love Graceland and I…

Pachinko – A Review

“Sunja-ya, a woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering.” Love, sacrifice, and suffering. From the humble beginnings of a gentle cripple Korean fisherman named Hoonie to his great grandson Solomon, son of a Pachinko parlor tycoon, Pachinko is a tale spanning five generations from Korea, to Japan, to…

Before My Next Birthday —

It means so much to me like a birthday or a pretty view. – Duran Duran Remember in the high school yearbook when people who put what they thought they wanted to be? And usually someone would say “a millionaire by age 30”? As a teen, you don’t really know how to get there, you…

Take a Glimpse

Go ahead. Take a glimpse. Look at my life for one day. When I finally decided not to hit snooze on my alarm, I rolled to my side, then push myself out of the bed. I stumbled into the bathroom, turned on my favorite morning radio show, then began the arduous task of dressing; I…

Looking forward!

But I won’t cry for yesterday, there’s an ordinary world somehow I have to find. -Duran Duran  I love looking forward to doing things, and I love having plans. Without a doubt, the highlight of my morning is when I open my planner, colored Flair pens in hand, and write my plans down (change the air…

What I am like . . .

What are the chances? We’ll never know if we take it for granted. A diamond explodes, What are the chances? I love, love that song by Duran Duran. It is hauntingly beautiful. And a bit of a call to action, What are the chances? I will never know unless I try. While scrolling through Pinterest,…