I wouldn’t have noticed the dog if my wife hadn’t stepped into Sephora. I chose to wait outside. I figured people-watching on Union Square would be more interesting than helping her pick out lipstick and nail polish shades. Plus, the…
As I watched on TV the devastation caused by the floods in Houston, I felt compelled to write this post. I have a personal connection to Houston. My daughter moved there a couple of years ago. It is inconceivable to…
“Do you eat it raw?” The question came from the portly gentleman who was sitting across from me at the table. It was directed at Olson, the attendee from Minnesota. There were eight of us gathered in a hotel bar…
A few months ago, my wife decided to get me an expensive watch. Until then, I had not owned a watch of any significant value. I had been considering buying a new watch since the two I had were looking…
From the perspective of a Torontonian… I am not sure when it happened. I first realized it while I was sitting in a restaurant in Kerala, India. “I am ready to go home,” I told my wife as we were…
My mobile phone buzzes, cajoling me to pick it up. I look up at the clock on the cable set-top box, the time is 11:32 PM. I ignore the phone and go back to the TV. It’s Friday night, I…
My foray into minimalism I want to make sure that I don’t come through as a fake as I write this post. Minimalism, as a lifestyle, is not something that I have ever consciously aspired to. If anything, I would be…
I sit sipping coffee at my cousin’s 54th-floor condo that overlooks the Chicago Navy Pier. For a second, I consider making myself a Mimosa from the well-stocked bar but quickly reject the idea. It’s not noon yet. Need to stay disciplined,…
The fashion show broke out as I was working on my blog post. I was on a Vistadome train heading back to Cusco from Machu Picchu, Peru. One minute the cabin crew was serving us food and drinks, the next,…
My concerns about flying have little to do with the security screening I am afraid of United Airlines. For that matter, I am afraid of most airlines. I feel that they always have the upper hand. It may have a…