"The Mexican in me came out". That's my standard go-to every time I blow a fuse and lose my temper.  This, depending on who you are, and whether you know how to push my buttons - could either be all the time, or rarely ever. "Do you think you're hurting me with those tiny little fists of yours?" The non-boyfriend would often ask...

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Lawyers make money off of their clients. Plain and simple. Just how much money is out there to be made, no one teaches you in law school.  At least not the one I went to.  There are no classes to sign up for on how to get your hustle on when you're just starting out. Maybe in the Ivy leagues they don't need...

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Getting to the Dominican Republic was an adventure all in itself.  On our way to the airport, I realized my passport was 10 days expired! Shit! Now what? Did I even NEED a passport to get into the D.R.?  Or just on the way out? One quick Google search confirmed it was a definite need both on the way in and on the...

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It's funny how the mind erases entire time periods of our lives.  Dates, entire events, people, places and things.  And then, when we least expect it -  a sound, a smell, a simple conversation opens up a floodgate of regressed memories surfacing from somewhere deep within the body, mind and soul. Sometimes, these memories reach way back into childhood - a most idyllic...

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