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Catch a Falling Star
I live in New York. While I am aware that location slants news coverage, I was surprised when I mentioned to a friend who lives out in the Midwest that I was sick and tired of Lindsay Lohan, and she … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, Charlie Sheen, Gotham, Lindsay Lohan, New York
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The Art of Conversation
Personal interaction has always been valued by humans and I like to think I’m a good example of form meeting function. I enjoy being in situations where I am among strangers or people I don’t know very well. I consider … Continue reading
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Tagged anecdotes, conversation, personal interaction
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The ins and outs
I got an email yesterday morning from my friend betty’s sister, who for this entry we’ll call bettysister. You may have noticed that I try and use artificial but relevant names for my friends and family in these posts in … Continue reading
Somewhere Sometime
An army of fears Hope mashed with trepidation Not knowing who to trust Or believe. Can we? Is it all still ours to share? Wondering if the clouds that bring worry Are here to stay. For how long? then Brotherhood … Continue reading
The Consequence Pit
This morning while we read the paper at breakfast, Husband looked over at me as I snorted over the celebrity watch that masquerades as news these days. First, Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez is due in court again to answer charges … Continue reading
Melodious Talk
I’m studying American Literature in my last semester of college, and right now I’m in the middle of writing a paper about Kate Chopin, an unsung literary pioneer of the late 19th century. Her first (and only published) novel so inflamed … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Edith Wharton, feminism, Kate Chopin
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Roll Call
Back when my father ran his company out of a building down in Soho, I walked into his office one day and found him poring over the Times. When I got close enough to see what page he was on, I asked, … Continue reading
Don’t be an answer to a question that no one asked
Every morning I read the horoscopes of those I love, not because I believe in astrologists, but because the whole idea of a page in a newspaper devoted to such generic individual advice tickles me. I fantasize about what it would take … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Halloween, horoscopes, Thanksgiving
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Pass the Popcorn
This entry comes with a warning: if you plan to see the 2008 black comedy, In Bruges, don’t read any further because I will be totally ruining some of the plot surprises for you. Go check your Facebook page, feed the … Continue reading
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Tagged black comedy, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, In Bruges, Martin McDonagh, movies, Ralph Fiennes, younity
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Expiration Date Redefined
I attended an open house for prospective graduate students at a nearby university last night. Looking around the room during the Dean’s welcome, I could see several women in my age range of late-forties to mid-fifties. It was reassuring to … Continue reading
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Tagged fifty is the new forty, graduate students, Sally Gordon
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