Author Archives: mahines

Commuter Therapy

Posted on October 20, 2014 by mahines

Last week was a particularly crappy commuting week: stalled train with 2 hour delay,  rain slick roads with multiple accidents, slippery-rail slowdowns, and tons of leaf-peepers with luggage.  By the time Friday evening rolled around, everyone was cranky city. The … Continue reading →

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Polarity

Posted on October 20, 2014 by mahines

Where do they come from, these tears. This sorrow that wraps itself around me like a leaden shroud, a toxic lover. I have done nothing to call you. You come, unbidden, from the darkness of the well. You crack my … Continue reading →

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Piggy’s Night Out

Posted on October 4, 2014 by mahines

Piggy went for a walk one eve around the neighborhood. And what should he spy in the clearing there but campers in the wood. Their tents were shut, the fire out “They’re fast asleep”, he thought. “I think I’ll creep … Continue reading →

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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by mahines

Every weekday, I get a surprise.  Now for most people, that would sound like a great thing.  But my surprise is always my commute.  See I travel 150+ miles a day roundtrip;  some of it by car, some by train, … Continue reading →

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Bad To The Bone

Posted on September 30, 2014 by mahines

I love jewelry.  My husband says it’s an addiction.  The first Christmas gift I can remember asking for as a child was a turquoise and silver ring.  I do love jewelry.  And I have my  collection of sparkly stuff.  But … Continue reading →

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Eyes Wide Shut

Posted on September 30, 2014 by mahines

I’ve been trying to do more walking lately.  I spend too many hours on my butt staring at a computer screen.  The only way for me to fit it into my day is to walk from Grand Central to my … Continue reading →

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A Horse Is A Horse

Posted on September 26, 2014 by mahines

It was such a beautiful day today, I thought I would walk from Grand Central to my office. And truthfully, my pants are getting too tight so I figured the exercise wouldn’t hurt.  I walked along Fifth Avenue and turned … Continue reading →

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What You Gonna Do In Those Shoes?

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mahines

Friday was my cousin’s wedding.  She’s my age and it was her second marriage.  I don’t get as worked up about weddings as I used to.  When I was young, a wedding was a big deal.  You spent weeks looking … Continue reading →

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Anger Eddies

Posted on September 18, 2014 by mahines

Today I am stuck in the “anger eddies”.  That’s the place where you feel angry and frustrated and annoyed for no particular reason at all.  I’m being pushed and bumped and swirled around and around.  I need to fight my … Continue reading →

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The Money Shot

Posted on September 9, 2014 by mahines

Mother Nature sure has been putting on a show lately.  Everywhere I look, on Facebook, on local news shows, on Instagram, I see these incredible photos of the sky.  Last night though, she really outdid herself.  She put on such a … Continue reading →

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