This week I went into Manhattan for an appointment. I passed by an old, glorious house of worship. I could see the stained glass from the street. The sign said open to the public 12-2, so I decided to go in and pray. As it turned out, it was a landmark temple. For me, our God is our God for everyone. I Sadly, due to terrorist activities, I had to…


34 years ago! Where did the time go. Interesting to see who in the video is still alive, Willie Nelson is now 87! It seems the weed has kept him long-lived, still excellent voice with its medicinal value but his face has crumpled like mine. Ugh. 🙄🤣 Live Aid 1985 was billed as the ‘global jukebox’. The event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London England attended by 72,000…

Come inside! After last year’s “Lost Holidays” (below), I completely amped up the volume on Christmas this year …. and I’m delighted! Ho Ho Happy and Blessed. May you all be blessed with love, health and abundance. Blog post December 2017: Lost Holidays When I was growing up life was hard. My mother, myself and two younger sisters were on welfare, and my mother was an…

The Andy Warhol exhibits at The Whitney are quite, quite impressive. 3 floors dedicated to his 15 minutes of fame. I visited The Whitney with my dear friend, Pearl Pearl is a gem found … she was a staff supervisor when I was Chairman’s Ass’t. We’ve exchanged Christmas cards since I left work in ’97….two months ago, I wrote and said…why not see each other, we live nearby. A very close…

THE DOOM BOOM – American Survivalist Industry I watched an episode of Vice on HBO this morning concerning the ‘Boom Doom’… Because it’s important, current, concerning.. I’ll share some things I learned watching and then researching Essentially this all comes down to a fear mentality. And in fact the program, Vice, said that all of these doom mentality industries have only opened up post 9/11. INTERESTING THING TO MAKE NOTICE…

A SUBWAY STORY I met Gary, a NYC-certified guide, at the City Hall subway Station, next to the entry to the Station, also next to the David Dinkins building. The Station itself is an exquisite design in ceramic tile. I immediately found Gary to be a friendly person. I was consistently extremely impressed with his detailed knowledge..spewing out dates and facts from 100 years like we spell the alphabet. I’ve…

Inside my head Tectonic plates Move shift bang into each other The screaming, furious Lava spews Fear Ugly memories Hot grief Steaming fright The silent scream rolls over all As it spews Angry, escaping Burning everything is rolls over black and ashen Like The deep cave in my head Where the bad things go

Inside my head Tectonic plates Move shift bang into each other The screaming, furious Lava spews Fear Ugly memories Hot grief Steaming fright The silent scream rolls over all As it spews Angry, escaping Burning everything is rolls over black and ashen Like The deep cave in my head Where the bad things go

I imagine My birth Was I screaming or terrified Did I know then It just unfolded And crumbled I wasn’t there In my mind In anyone’s thought Super girl in academics And naturally athletic Not loved at home Not belonging The welfare girl Smarter than her family Hate seed was planted against me Fuck You Kathleen Did you feed that seed? Did you decide to hate yourself

MY NOTES FOR MY THERAPIST REALLY….CAN I GET A BREAK Hi Candace, Below is the journal I kept this week to share with you yesterday but was unable to because I was still rattled about my nightmares. I apologize for being abrupt. Praise heaven, I slept really well, peacefully, a full 7 uninterrupted hours to wake feeling refreshed!! I have less trepidation about going to sleep now. …