Don’t Forget, You’re Going To Die
WeCroak was inspired by a Bhutanese folk saying, but what motivated you to create this app and share this philosophy with the world? Were people shocked at this idea, and is there a growth of understanding?
The magic of musicals
My first Broadway show, at age 6, was Annie Get Your Gun, and over the years my mother made sure her three daughters saw at least one production a year. At our home in Pittsburgh, show tunes were the soundtrack of our lives.
Bucket List Swapping
Some of us were born with a travel bug – a strong desire to experience foreign lands and exotic cultures. But then… life gets in the way. Vacations turn into stay-cations, and finances are poured into daily living rather than living large. Luckily, the renaissance of the sharing economy has delivered a cost-effective way to start knocking adventurous destinations off your bucket list.
Burden or Blessing?
While in the waiting area for a mammogram a few weeks ago, I was surrounded by women of all ages who were there for the same reason: to have their breasts smashed and squished into unimaginable ways for the purpose of detecting abnormalities. Dressed in front-opening, ill-fitting blue gowns, each of us poured the most intimate details of our personal histories onto our own individual computer pads.
The quirky cat who took care of dad
He chose “Kitty” at the shelter when he was 90 years old. She was his second cat since Mom died.