To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of those novels that almost feels like a bible. I’ve carried a copy of the book from my high school English class to my dorm room in college and then, later, from apartment to apartment across state lines. It’s now sitting on my desk as I write this review of...
I have about six hours left in the country. But there’s one unfulfilled Costa Rica bucket list item: sloths. The Toucan Rescue Ranch is the last spot on my list, just 20 minutes from downtown San Jose. It’s one-stop shopping. I can meet animals I haven’t yet seen in the wild. The rehabilitation and rescue animal sanctuary cares...
It’s a rainy day in New York City, and I kept thinking about what makes me feel most alive. Nothing rivals a good meal in good company. That I know for sure.
It was back in high school when I read about “Amorphophallus Titanum” — a flower that might bloom once in more than a decade. No guarantees. And when it does bloom after years and years of nothing, it’s infamously known as the “corpse flower.” Because its odor, scientists can only describe as smelling like a rotting corpse or...
Deciding means jumping in all the way, doing whatever it takes, and going after your dreams with the tenacity of a dateless cherrleader a week before prom night. — Jen Sincero, “You are a Badass” It’s bold; it’s blunt; it’s motivational and inspiring writing. Sometimes it’s a swift kick in the behind to get moving. But I needed...
I don’t want to spoil one of Warwick’s most delicious hidden gems, but here goes: New Asia House at 300 Quaker Lane in Warwick. I’ve shared this restaurant to channel 10 viewers before, and those who visited New Asia House all wrote to me, loving the recommendation. Tried and tested by everyday viewers in Rhode Island and now:...
If your body is feeling sore or hurting, beyond the traditional massage, “Reiki” is my recommendation. I’ve gone to see Naglaa at the Davina Holistic Center in Pawtucket because some of my anxieties and stress from work and day-to-day was affecting my body.