Day 18 – Picadillo for the Soul We are in a time for comfort food: the nostalgia infused dishes we associate with the warmth and safety of the home. Having left my native Cuba at an early age, I have collected a multicultural arsenal of comfort foods. Some date back to the Havana of my …
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Day 17 – Masks on N-95 masks were already running scarce mid-February, but I was able to purchase a few from Amazon in mid-February as a safeguard for our mid-March family trip to Italy. I planned to give one to each of the kids to protect themselves on the long trans-Atlantic flight. We had to …
Day 16 – The AC Tech My AC has an undetectable leak. I’ve been delaying getting a new unit. For the last week, the AC was not working at full capacity, a basic need for me. I keep my apartment at 65°. Visitors regularly arrive equipped with heavy jackets, and I keep a supply of …
I associate number 13 to happiness; my daughter was born on the 13th day of the month: one of my greatest joys! It was also a welcome relief from schlepping around with all that weight ballooning my abdomen. That sense of bliss is only comparable to the birth of my granddaughter, whom I was blessed …
I feel overwhelmed with the hyper barrage of tragic news and foreboding possibilities. After so many days of lockdown, the limited panorama becomes a bit tedious. Listening to music and reading offer a respite from the current reality. There’s always the exchange with family and friends: While it is comforting that healthcare providers who combine …
Dark humor defines some members of my family, a characteristic sometimes difficult to comprehend by outsiders. And yet, it has allowed surviving, even thriving under trying situations: loss of country and family members, the ups and downs affecting first and second-generation citizenry. It’s been our way of confronting rebellious kids and toxic marriages, broken promises, …
It’s 77 degrees outside. Slight ripples on Biscayne Bay as I look out from my living room/office window and ponder how the Tuscan landscape looks. I was supposed to be in Tuscany on a family trip to celebrate my birthday; my daughter had rented a villa in the country, but being an anti-group individual, I …
By Marcia Morgado One of Mexico’s most vibrant and popular festivity has roots reaching across faraway places and different religious beliefs: Day of the Dead is as an extension of Olmecs, Mayans, and finally Aztecs. Their spiritual practices adapted to coincide with the Catholic calendar. The Spanish conquistadores worked aggressively to convert the original inhabitants to …
An artist in our midst Attending a k.d. lang concert is a memorable experience. The Canadian native arrived on stage barefoot, wearing a wearing a shapeless suit and an indefinably practical haircut. Then the sound was unleashed, and for the next hour and a half, the audience was spellbound in a sensuously transcending experience through …
It’s taken me a few days to absorb what his loss means to many. As soon as word of his death began circling, a range of people from my social networks posted how he had impacted them through one of the many characters he had played. That’s the thing — it didn’t matter what role he was …