The Roaming Minds

    In a small town, a  waitress works in a diner who is also brilliant at making delectable desserts. Unfortunately, she is in an abusive marriage and is pregnant with her husband. To make things more complicated, she falls in love with the local married doctor, who feels the same way for her. How did the waitress handle her troubles?      My daughter and wife watched the musical  Waitress  in the Barrymore Theater in New York City the night before Thanksgiving 2021. In a very casual and quick interview with my daughter, I asked how's the show. Below are some of our conversations. Spoil alert:  If you plan to watch the show, you may not want to read this blog as it will reveal some of the scenes. What type of domestic abuse was seen in the musical? Graecia: There was verbal abuse and gaslighting because the husband (Earl) tried to distort the reality and manipulated Jenna (waitress), brainwashing her that she could not live without him. Earl...

We have never anticipated living in Manhattan. However, due to my wife's obligation with the federal government in exchange for the full-ride doctorate scholarship she received, she ended up finding a job in the city. Since then, my family began living between the state of Maryland and The City of New York, which is composed of five boroughs (town or district): Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. We found the city very exciting and interesting. It has provided us with many opportunities and experiences that we would not have had if we were only tourists. So far, here are some of the perks we have experienced by living in the city that never sleeps. Moynihan Station Riding Amtrak weekly. Riding the Amtrak train is the most economical, convenient, and fastest way to get to the city. We can sleep, use our gadgets, finish work-related assignments, or simply enjoy the views outside the train while traversing through bridges, cities, neighborhoods, or the woods in the...