Broken Places
  On Mothers Day, my son Adam took me to see Oz The Great and Powerful.  Having grown up watching the Wizard of Oz, I was eager to immerse myself in the prequel in which the Wizard takes on the mantel. Some critics have lambasted it, others have waxed poetic. This eternal child still

posted 10:24:50pm May. 16, 2013 | read full post »

Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips.

posted 3:41:25pm May. 16, 2013 | read full post »

Magdalene
As I listened to the sophomore release (her first CD  which debuted in 2010 is called Red Dress)  of New York City by way of Baltimore singer songwriter Karyn Oliver, I thought of it  as 'the many moods of KO' , since her vocal stylings are reminiscent of Crystal Gale, Eva Cassidy and Norah Jon

posted 10:27:57pm May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

Vision and Obsession
  "If your vision's not your obsession than it might as well be a delusion."-Robin Sharma According to his website, Robin Sharma is "the globally celebrated author of 11 international bestselling  books on leadership including The Leader Who Had No Title, the phenomenal #1  blockbuster

posted 10:51:47pm May. 14, 2013 | read full post »

Fusion Kid
When I initially saw this image on Facebook a few days ago, I had to laugh, as I thought "That would have been me...part Batman and part faerie princess on her trusty steed, pedaling through the streets."   I was rather quirky, an 'alien baby left on my parents' doorstep', with otherworldy ideas,

posted 10:53:50pm May. 13, 2013 | read full post »