When we disagree, it’s like two steel trains,hurling toward each other at hundreds of miles per hour,bracing for the collision,preparing for arguments with evidence and persuasion. And when we do collide, it’s a never ending rush,of emotion and perfect syntax. When we fight, it’s all business and momentum.Never relent, never...
I recently discovered the key to not getting creeped on while walking to work. In a sea of Yankees and Mets fans, wearing a Red Sox has quite the silencing effect. And while it isn’t necessarily recommended, it did prove a successful maneuver. I just had to be sure that...
I’ve decided to start this new section where I define various terms that, in turn, define me. There are numerous words that frequent my life and my writing that aren’t listed in the Merriam Webster dictionary. But they are listed in the Marian Daniells dictionary. They are Marianisms. Stay tuned...
In 2008, my parents and my brother and I took a vacation to Cancun at an all-inclusive resort. We watched the Olympics from our room and spent our free time hiking Mayan pyramids, biking, swimming in cenotes, drinking virgin strawberry daiquiris by the pool and doing AP Language summer assignments....
Once upon a time, I wrote a post titled “Toto, We’re Not in PQ Anymore…” about my best friend and our shared childhood and how somewhere between then and now, we grew up. I talk to Bo on a multiple-times-daily basis. She is my rock and I her’s… We’d probably...
Have you heard? White is the new black. Ironic that while I’m writing that I’m wearing black, black, and more black. But I think it’s about time that we women banish the archaic style rules of only wearing white between Memorial Day and Labor Day. White for three months out...
So I’m happy to admit that I know very little about the fashion world, but that doesn’t mean I live under a rock, either. The New York Times, Huffington Post, ELLE, MC, and just about every other news source have been reporting the recent scandal of John Galliano’s anti-Semitic remarks....
Remember that super-epic 2002 movie “Catch Me If You Can,” complete with 60’s hairdos, sexy airplane pilots, and a handsome post-Titanic Leo DiCaprio? Well the true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr. was converted into a musical and premiered in Seattle in 2009. A week from today, the show hits Broadway....
So… one of my editors just brought to my attention this article on TIME magazine’s website about this girl in Arizona who was run over by her dad in a modern-day “American honor killing.” The site tells Noor Almeleki’s story–how she fought with her parents, how she refused to enter...
Did you know? That according to MapQuest,It would take 17 hours and 34 minutes to get from here to you. I bet I could make it in less time.Just load a car (I don’t know whose) up with country music and caffeine,Drive for a while. Stop at random intervals. Make...