ABSILVER's World

I have been accused of late, that my blog has become introspective. Yes, there are times in my life that I look inside for a moment or two of looking at my life and the future.   Should I consider a new career?  Should I be thinking about where I live?  What would life be like if after 30 years I moved back to Savannah?  What is it really like to work at Starbucks? These are things and actions I think about, not as much because I like looking backwards but frankly because they build the building blocks in my mind for the future.  So, I sit here and yes I contemplate and analyze my life at times a little too much but more because I am looking forward than backwards. Yes, I know it is throwback Thursdays and time to post that quirky picture of my childhood or of a moment that happened before today and they are all quite cute and funny from others.  But, I don't want to throwback to another day before today. See, I actually don't do well looking back other than to try and

As I sit on a train headed home from Savannah, my first home town, for the last few days I have a feeling of destiny, connections, and wonderment.  (All non-Starbucks pics are of Savannah, so pretty in the spring!) I realized this week, as much as my roots are in Savannah, my home town is Fort Lauderdale.  This came to me among two Starbucks, maybe four actually.  The first two are in Savannah, one is near my folks, near the synagogue I grew up.  They all serve the same coffee, maybe one is a little hotter than another but basically the offerings are the same. At the one near my folks, I met a friend from college Judy Hirsh.  We were at UGA together and she was a sweetheart for AEPi while dating her future husband from TEP.  I still am amazed at how well she navigated that world between two rivals.  It was great to catch up and hear the wonderment of her children, her efforts for Susan Komen and the Rambam Day School, and a good feeling inside to see that