Kismet

On Meat

I have been a mostly vegetarian for the past 34 years of my now 50 years. I do occasionally consume fish or seafood. I do eat dairy and eggs (though in the beginning I didn’t). I had a friend who gave me a lot of frozen Costco meat for my five kids because he stoppedContinue reading “On Meat”

On Energy ☀️💨⛽️

I have three comments on the current hyperactivity on moving toward different energy sources. 1. We should wait until we have actual reasonable workable alternatives. 2. We need to remember that all energy has a source…electricity to power electric cars still must be sourced from other energy. 3. It is immoral to require people toContinue reading “On Energy ☀️💨⛽️”

Encouragement for Those Considering Divorce 🙏✨

I have a friend considering divorce. When she shared about her experience it takes me back to that tortuous period of the end of my marriage. The lead in the belly feeling of walking into the marital home, the feeling that dissonance could break out from its latent state into a full fledged conflict atContinue reading “Encouragement for Those Considering Divorce 🙏✨”

On Germs and the Constitution

I really appreciate the point highlighted in the book The Real Anthony Fauci by Robert F. Kennedy., Jr.: The founding fathers were well aware of the ravaging effect epidemics of disease can cause, familiar with smallpox and malaria slaying their troops. Yet…they refused to include in our Constitution an exception allowing for the suspension ofContinue reading “On Germs and the Constitution”

Ode to The Beach 🏖️

The beach is the great equalizer. It is the end of the school year here in Florida and all the kids are gathering there. I think they…we all…are so happy to be back to it after the recent hurricane. For the kids, for everyone, it is somewhere beautiful and luxurious to go that is basicallyContinue reading “Ode to The Beach 🏖️”

GRADUATION!🎉🎓

One Down…4 to Go! Graduation is always a festive time, but for me, this day when my first of five kiddos will graduate from high school, it feels like Christmas morning! The moment is all that much sweeter because there were many times over the past year that I wasn’t sure if it would happen.Continue reading “GRADUATION!🎉🎓”

On Botox

This year I will turn 50. I have been bothered by my wrinkly forehead in almost every sort of close up photo. So I decided to try Botox. I have two groups of friends, the natural ones who have never and probably never will, and the younger than me ones who are obsessed with it.Continue reading “On Botox”

Recipe for Runners

The 4 “B’s” for runner sustenance are well known: bananas, bagels, beans & broccoli. Tonight I coupled the past two with pasta to create a delicious dish that is perfect for runners in training. Ingredients: Pasta cannelloni beans broccoli red pepper flakes cream vegetable broth salt pepper Parmesan cheese olive oil garlic Cook the pastaContinue reading “Recipe for Runners”

Wisdom 💬💎

The South wanted slaves to count as full persons for voting purposes. The North wanted them to count as 3/5. Is this because the North thought less of blacks than the South? No. It is because the North was so against slavery they wanted the practice to end. Counting slaves as full persons would haveContinue reading “Wisdom 💬💎”

Ode to the Timeshare 💦🏡⛱

Ok so I was talked …bullied…into purchasing a timeshare shortly after becoming single, while still in that euphoric tipsy turvy stage of just being excited to do things for the shear thrill of being able to do it yourself. And I know there is a stigma but I want to share how positive it hasContinue reading “Ode to the Timeshare 💦🏡⛱”