On rituals

We all have rituals that we love. Humans are creatures of habit, and rituals make us feel, well, more human. Rituals can be big (think cultural customs, family traditions) or small. But mostly (at least for me), rituals help us stay grounded, and tease out the tiny little bits of pleasure from life.

Some of my favourites:

• eating ice cream in the bathtub
• getting banana pudding at Magnolia on Friday nights
• greenmarket with George on Saturday mornings
• brunch at Pastis followed by mani-pedi's on Saturdays with
• reading the Sunday New York Times over a large iced coffee
• taking George to Point Isabel every Sunday we're in the bay area