I pray the Lord my soul to keep. I’m frequently surprised by what stays with me over the years. In this case, it’s a simple nightly ritual – the idea of expressing gratitude each night before sleeping. We weren’t a particularly religious family though my parents both believed in God. We never went to church [...]

It’s not true what they say. You actually do not have to become your parents. The thing is, there’s might be a point where you realize it wouldn’t be so bad. My mother was a journalist. She worked in newspapers for more than 35 years. This is how I attained my extensive swearing vocabulary (sleeping [...]

The painted fingernail thing happened almost by accident last year. You see, I can be a grubby, lazy little SOB and one day while observing my dirty fingernails, I thought how clever it would be just to hide the dirt with polish. How convenient for ‘cross season! I picked a bright red color that matched [...]