nano encounters

One day as I returned from lunch through our lobby, a spacious area bathed in Silicon Valley sunlight, three men wearing the blue lab smocks of engineers jumped up from their seats and tackled me with a chorus of questions. Erfan, a Syrian with a trimmed, graying beard, said, “Mariam, we were just arguing about […]

The ocean is calling, I have to go. It soothes me. It calms me. It energizes me. It gives me life. Viva nature!

I can’t understand why they had to go and make chocolate m&m’s come alive and look like real characters with voices, arms, legs, lips, eyes, and all. Now I don’t feel like eating them! Who would want to eat something alive and animated? Not me. I wonder if this ad campaign has been successful and sales […]

Independence. Many have been sacrificed for it, most have never tasted it, some don’t appreciate it, few truly have it, all should fight for it! Happy Independence Day! Happy 4th of July! Happy Global Independence!

Water. My favorite drink. Swim in it. Dance in it. Sing in it. Bathe in it. Drink it. Watch it. Hear it. Crave it. Fear it. Save it. Respect it. Love it. My only drink. Water.

This week I met a happy young man with a lovely smile and radiant face.  He helped me with some work and then I asked his name.  He said, “Saddam Hussein.” Taken aback and certainly not expecting to hear that name I blurted, “Are you kidding me?” He laughed and said, “No, that is my real name!” Still stuck on […]