I’m not sure how many battles can be lost before the war is over. I suppose it never is if you just keep fighting. Maybe one day I will change my name to Rocky or the Champ, but not yet. I’m just taking the hits and trying to get to the next day. The government … More Blanche-Neige a été filmée en 35 m o
It isn’t about thinking negatively or positively. Sometimes you just know. I had that sinking feeling thru both days of the exam and sure enough the call came from Yuwei that she had passed and I forced myself to go to the office to receive the bad news. I knew the next course of action … More Trente-Quatre Diables Étant Angélique
Winter is coming and there is no Jon Snow to protect me. The leaves have fallen and the first snow barely covered the street today before melting. I wear my gently worn fur hat from the Kilo Shop and pretend I am Anna Karenina walking thru the monuments of Paris. Though rain is not predicted, … More Composer trente-trois pour la bureaucratie
Sometimes in Paris you see signs of America. Little things mostly, and not McDonalds and KFC. There is a metro stop named for our 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Near Champs Elysees that honors him for being an ally in World War II. FDR is my favorite president of all time. The New Deal was … More le trente-deuxième président n’est pas jaloux
There was a packing house at one time. I still recall the big white wood building, similar to a barn. I don’t recall when they tore it down. But I remember it was near the railroad tracks and still recall the oranges being cut in half and bleeding. To this day, I can’t resist … More trente un goûts
Sitting in the airport lounge contemplating the adventure ahead, you can never really predict how things will come out. Like Forest Gump says, you don’t really know what you’re going to get. It’s appropriate that the end of the Jewish calendar coincides with our arrival in France. The end of another chapter and start on … More Trente Expressions
One step forward two steps back. This dance I perfected this year hasn’t gotten old; upon closer reflection, perhaps I added a spin or two. Yes, I am prone to exaggeration, but the first year of 366 days comes to a close and Rosh Hashanah is approaching, teasing me to make resolutions offer apologies. Before … More Vingt Neuf jours en février pour une année bissextile
We all deserve a second chance. Returning to Spain with Claude was like a second date. The expenses in the States where coming in fast and furious, and my applications for work have not proved fruitful, so we decided to air in the way of caution and booked overnight bus tickets. Knowledge is power, so … More Vingt-huit Gematria puissance et énergie
I had never been so cold in my life. A friend had checked-in on me, in the dead of winter, and asked how I was dealing with it. Technically it was not much different than I had experienced in Northern California; other than the snow flurries, but I was relieved when she admitted that Paris … More Vingt-sept club
June brought the besties and we squeezed as many things in between Apreol Spritzers, as we could. It was hard to see them leave, and it brought to my attention that I was not the same person as I had been in the past. I watched them take things in and reflect to my first … More Vingt six mouvements pour résoudre le puzzle
Allison in Wonderland 