Dear Universe, Well, 2013 is almost here. Some people have traditions for the New Year like making resolutions, bucket lists or celebrating with loved ones. While these are worthy traditions, I thought it might be time to expand my horizons and increase my chances for the best year yet. I hunkered down during a snowstorm, cuppa tea in hand, to …
12-12-12
Dear Universe, I’ve always liked the number 12—probably because my birthday is January 12th. But throughout my life 1’s and 2’s and 12’s have popped up as significant numbers for me. When I was in grad school, my favorite professor did a lecture, several actually, on the significance of 12. He felt that many books were written in a twelve …
Raise Your Glass
“Don’t be fancy, just get dancey. Why so serious? So raise your glass…” ~Pink Dear Universe, I’m a big fan of the toast. I don’t just mean at weddings, graduations or New Year’s Eve. I mean at any time. I believe you shouldn’t need a special occasion to raise your drink and clink glasses with someone else. Friday night drinks …
Olympic Fever
Dear Universe, Let me first start off by saying thank you. Thank you for letting me be in London as I finish my journeys and near home. I can’t think of a better way to end these weeks of travel. I just love it here. I arrived ready. Ready for some Olympic Fever. Being in Egypt I somehow missed the …
Kiss, Kiss
“A kiss can be a comma, a question mark, or an exclamation point…” ~Mistinguett Dear Universe, I’ve heard of Arbor Day, Flag Day, National Twinkie Day and even Penguin Awareness Day. But every now and then I hear of a random holiday I never knew existed. That’s what happened yesterday. I was on Twitter when I noticed “National Kissing Day” …
Happy Fourth!
Dear Universe, Since I enjoy the summer and get togethers with loved ones, it’s no surprise that I look forward to July 4th. It’s the perfect day for carnivals, cookouts, pool parties, beach gatherings, boat excursions and firework displays. Yes, I’ve done all those things on the fourth, but not on the same day, of course! Some of my favorite …
Summer Solstice
Dear Universe, Today is summer solstice, which is a fancy name for the longest day and shortest night of the year. It’s the official welcome of summer. And since I love summer so much this got me thinking—what can I do to celebrate it properly? All over the world people bring in the summer solstice in a number of ways. …