Blonder Ambitions

Tag: Life

  • HAPPY THANKSGIVING

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING

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    image via gemfound.com

    On this day of thanks, I am wishing you and yours an abundance of love and overwhelming sentiments of gratitude.

    Some of the things I am thankful for, large and small:

    • The health and current state of joy that each member of my family is experiencing.
    • My home.  I get to celebrate Thanksgiving in my childhood home… my parents are still currently living there and they have maintained the place… and our traditions… with a kind of care that has not gone unnoticed.  I am so grateful for my parents’ creation and preservation of all of our holiday traditions.  Thank you for teaching me what a “home” can feel like, Dad & Mom.  You two are the best parents around.
    • My friendships with a few women that I hold close. They are my sisters.  They are my tribe.  They inspire me.  They challenge me.  I respect and admire them.  They are beautiful.
    • Leopard print.  I am very thankful for its existence.
    • Billie Holiday.  Without her, I wouldn’t have scratchy jazz filling my soul.
    • My mother. The older I am, the more I understand her.  Each year, I am filled with ever increasing awe for her feminine, soft, gentle strength.  What a role model.
    • Each of you reading this.  If I had a way to send a thank you note to each and every one of you who support this site with your time, your comments, your messages, and your existence, I would.
    • My man.  He has taught me that there are men beyond my father and brother who hold the kind of goodness that I knew could exist, but had yet to find.  And… he can cook.  Gratitude bonus.
    • Food. Glorious food. Food. Food. Food. And…. food.  Did I mention that I’m thankful for food?
    • Freedom.  In light of current events, this concept has become something sacred to me.  I never want to take all of the freedom I have for granted.  Thank you, America, for allowing me access to art, education, a voice, work, opportunity, and exploration.  I love this country for that.
  • THIRTY

    THIRTY

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    photo credit: Scott Cutler

    I thought thirty would look a little something like this…

    Happily married.  Two children under the age of five.  A 2,200 sq ft “cottage” with a white picket fence, solar power, grey water, and a chicken coop.  A career (lawyer, real estate agent, POTUS) that generated considerable financial success.  A published book that resulted in moderate national renown.  Home-cooked Sunday brunches hosted in the backyard (all eggs provided by aforementioned chickens and produce provided by the yet-to-be-mentioned hydroponic garden) with a mimosa in hand, scratchy jazz playing, and a spattering of the most interesting, accomplished, jet-setting company that one could imagine.

    No, no, no, I hadn’t put much thought into it.  None at all.

    The truth was that I had put so much thought into it that it had become real.  I believed that this entire world existed and that the day I hit thirty I would magically acquire all of it.  I don’t know if I thought the hard work I had put in would cause it to just appear.  I don’t know if I thought it would come my way via osmosis.  I didn’t think much about the “how”… I just focused on the “why.”

    Why?

    Because I believed that was the script that would result in happiness.  I hadn’t even considered an alternative script.  There was no alternative.

    Until I turned thirty.

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  • MUST READ – THE ALCHEMIST

    MUST READ – THE ALCHEMIST

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    I take book recommendations quite seriously.  If you’re a reader, I applaud you.  If you’re not, this book is still right up your alley; it’s short, sweet, & packs a huge punch.

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  • KIKI E. ON LA TALK RADIO’S MODERN MALE RADIO

    KIKI E. ON LA TALK RADIO’S MODERN MALE RADIO

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    I guest starred on LA Talk Radio’s Modern Male Radio to discuss the ins and outs of dating in today’s world.  Miss the show?  You can find the full archived program below.

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  • JOIN KIKI E. ON LA TALK RADIO

    JOIN KIKI E. ON LA TALK RADIO

    For the full story… and for a link to listen to the show… go here: Modern Male Radio with Kiki E. of Blonder Ambitions.
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  • THE LALA INTERVIEWS KIKI E. OF BLONDER AMBITIONS

    THE LALA INTERVIEWS KIKI E. OF BLONDER AMBITIONS

    To read the full interview and to check out other wonderful features on the Lala, go here: the Lala.
    The Lala Interview
    To read the full interview and to check out other wonderful features on the Lala, go here: the Lala.