Monthly Archives: September 2008

Ramadan

. The calls to prayer. The fasting from dawn till dusk. Be more patient, more modest in your words and your actions. Forgive our sins in times past, show us a path to good deeds and thoughts. It is Ramadan. My Muslim friends observe the holy month and I observe their profession of faith. I

Once in a Lifetime

. 3. It starts with three words. The ones we all know. Books and history, television and movies, it’s written in celluloid and on paper, if not the stars. “I love you.” And while some journeys are briefer than others, the fortunate few go the distance. Through good times and bad, the path to the

Love (Handles) Me Tender

. It’s an unmentionable secret. Mostly unmentionable because my closest and dearest friends have sworn to disown me if I ever complained of my ever expanding waistline in their presence for the umpteenth time. Naturally, considering the wide exposure I’ve given this topic that is very close to my heart (or belly, as it were),

Where Have All The Hours Gone?

. ~ ? ~ . Where did all the hours go? Didn’t time use to pass by slow? Maybe the clocks now turn too fast We aren’t even done with the past And it’s already tomorrow. Where have all the hours gone? Mysteriously from bed till morn Someone halt this temporal theft We haven’t arrived

Anatomy of a Wedding Planner

. Shirt by Calvin Klein: $300 Pants by Hugo Boss: $650 Belt by Louis Vuitton: $1500 Socks by Paul Smith: $100 Shoes by Bally: $1600 The look of relief on the wedding planner’s face when it dawns on him that the flowers were delivered on time, the cake didn’t fall on the floor, none of