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Generations & the Four Phases of Life

GenerationsApril 8, 20191KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Generations, like people, move through four distinct phases of life, each of which is approximately 21 years in length. When people (and generations) transition from one phase of life to the next, society and culture shifts. Here’s a quick overview of these phases of life, looking at -- The approximate age for each phase…

What my friends say

My books ... and bitsFebruary 9, 20191KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Doubt I'm the first, nor will I be the last, writer to turn to friends to ask for a book review. Here's what some of my friends had to say after reading one (or more) of the Uber Chronicles' books. ~ You tell great stories! Keep them coming! My sister drives Uber & finds it entertaining…

Memory Lane with mom

MemoriesFebruary 2, 2019954Views 0Likes 0Comments

Awww. Here's me and my mom, Eileen. Back in the early days of my prior contra-dance obsession, at one of the themed balls (mid-aughts). Hah! I still have that gown, and I still wear it (including this past NYE), and it still is absolutely fabulous. (That gold stuff is a theme-related accessory of some sort; the…

Mama somethin’

Burning Man, ExperiencesJanuary 15, 20191KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Back in the day, when I was trying very much not to get a playa name (a nickname used in the Burning Man community), there was a moment. In this moment, I had my back to a group of campmates, when someone shouted out, "Hey, Mama J;" and I turned because I knew they were…

Earth, wind and fire

NatureDecember 16, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

We can pretend we're all modern and sh*t. We can wall up in our houses, our structures, our vehicles. We can turn the heat on when it's cold and the AC on when it's hot. We can eat exotic fruit flown in from wherever during whatever month and think nothing of it. But, dang, there are…

Black Cab Chronicles Interview

My books ... and bitsDecember 6, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Reprint of an article posted on Writers Community UK. Can you tell us more about your book “Uber Chronicles: Field Notes from the Front Seat” What is it about? I started driving for Uber about six or seven months ago and soon on I felt compelled to tell the stories about what was happening in my car--who…

Light ’em up

Experiences, Tips for an Orderly LifeDecember 1, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I think I first got this idea from someone at the 2017 Constellation Burn. She had a camp with lighters and stickers and basically was letting people sticker-design their own lighters and keep them. Simple. I thought this was quite cool. I decided to do this myself and added the stickers I had at home…

Mr. T

SynchronicitiesNovember 6, 2018796Views 0Likes 0Comments

Of all the things--and I mean of all the things--I decided "out of the blue" to type "tchaikovsky life" in YouTube when I got in my car and wanted to listen to something for my 20-minute ride home. I had, for whatever reason, been thinking of the ballet, "Swan Lake," which I adore, and had…

Squirreling

UncategorizedNovember 5, 2018890Views 0Likes 0Comments

The fall season -- particularly the mid-point between fall and winter (as noted by Halloween and Día de los Muertos) -- always serves to remind me how biological, programmed and seasonal I am. Like clockwork, Halloween marks the beginning of an almost uncontrollable desire to stock up on calories. Suddenly sugars, sweets, high-calorie foods are…

From whence doth all this yellow come?

Things I PonderNovember 3, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I wouldn’t put yellow in my top 10–or even 20–favorite colors. Probably not even in my top 30, if I were ever to explore what I might put on such a list. In terms of clothing and accessory items I wear, I lean toward the muted, hazy, cool neutrals. Yet, somehow when I opened up…

Uber Chronicles book review by Literary Links

My books ... and bitsOctober 30, 20182KViews 0Likes 0Comments

What is your book about? I drive for Uber a bit, and I decided that I would write about each and every passenger, about my experience of finding them, greeting them, the conversation, the silence, the good-bye. How did you come up with the title? I did a Facebook contest! Got lots of suggestions from my friends.…

Party on

MemoriesOctober 16, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Super lovely party in Annapolis last night. Cj and I have some sort of magic going on: he's got the space and the set up thing and while his home is lovely, he transforms it even more into a great party space. I've got the invites, enrollment and engagement thing going on. Together, and with…