It's been awhile, so here's Christmas, Metro Cards, Tony, and Pork Fat

Radio City's Christmas Spectcular Show tickets are now on sale.... It's JULY! Can't they at least wait until Sept when summer unofficially ends? Geez.

ANOTHER MTA fare hike!!?? WTF!!!!
Can't drive b/c gas is dumb expensive, now the train/bus fares are increasing as well?! Stop the madness!

Who gets sick in the middle of summer? Me! Crap!

After the Alicia Key's obsession, I "grew" another obsession... Anthony Bourdain and his Travel Channel show "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations". Go see it - Monday night @ 10pm EST in the Travel Channel. So, like I did w/ A.Keys, I'm now reading Anthony's blogs. But it's so interesting! He goes around the world - sampling different cultures and the FOOD! The Food! He's not your cookie-cutter "tour guide". He says things that you are surprised they aired (like how he compares riding an elephant in Laos is like being on top of a scrotum).

The bookworm that I am, I am looking forward to read his very famous book (NOT a cook book) "Kitchen Confidential". He talks about his past (he was a former drug addict, now cigarette smoker-quitter b/c of his new baby daughter. Good for him! I love it when a man realizes it's time to BE ONE (man, dad, husband, whatever).

Speaking of food, I am craving the savory, greasy, fried pork fat I know as Chicharron. I want that slab of salty heaven now (or again?)! This is the honest reason why I run/jog: to eat cholesterol-loaded good stuff.

You know that saying that goes something like "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot force him (or her) to drink it". It bothers me. For various reasons I won't get into (you can argue if it is a thirsty horse to begin with or just a dumb animal but blah blah blah). But I just wanted to say it bother me. So there.

What is important

From an ex-FARC hostage himself: "When you're in our situation, we realize what's important. We know. The three of us know better than any of you guys out there, it's the FAMILY. And I'd like everyone to listen very closely to that."

See people - value what is truly important. Take life slowly b/c you only have this one life - and it passes by so fast - and sometimes not the way we want it to.

3 mi.

For the first time in years I ran 3 miles non-stop on the treadmill @ the gym yesterday (approx. 30 mins of non-stop running). I could've gone longer, but I wanted to slow down and silently celebrate in my head. That felt great!

A Woman Should Have...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she's content to leave behind....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. .
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
or a charming Inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...