“To quote Mark Twain, It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” I was smug in my delivery and
Category: insights
Out of the Closet: Mental Health Awareness, Color Palettes and May Mayhem
May is mental health awareness month. The calendar is so packed with recognitions, celebrations and memorials that don’t have equal weight. I nearly missed it,
Alvin Ailey & Beacon Hill: White Wash, Black Faces and 515
Was the audience too enthusiastic, do I know to much, or none of the above. Thursday’s performance of Revelations by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
May Day: A Strange Loop & Spring Break
You have an average of 50,000 thoughts a day. That’s a lot and yet, your thoughts are 95% the same as the day before. 95%!!!
Legacy Part 1: The Castle of Our Skins, Ode to Nikki, Nina and Music
“We’re all imprisoned in the castle of our skins,” starts Nikki Giovanni’s “Poem for Nina.” My mom met Nina Simone, whom the poem is dedicated
You Don’t Prepare for a Marathon the Night Before: Boston Rules and Unicorns
The Boston Marathon is tomorrow. In honor of the run, it’s time to reflect on marathon adages such as, you don’t start to train for
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 