Author Archives: onesanevoice

Professional Wisdom

Posted on November 18, 2009 by onesanevoice

I always appreciate when those who are doing something for me that I can’t do myself communicate in a manner I comprehend.  It annoys me when experts spew out a paragraph of jargon only their graduating class would understand, and … Continue reading →

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Hop hop hopping along

Posted on November 14, 2009 by onesanevoice

We have something brand new in our basement.  Crickets.  No, they’re not pets.  They just showed up.  And we’re not talking the cute little Jiminy variety; these are giant rogue-type specimens.  As if I’d been thinking this is what’s missing … Continue reading →

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Game Over

Posted on November 10, 2009 by onesanevoice

Along about Game 5 of this year’s World Series between the Yankees and the Phillies, my mind started to wander, and not just back to the Bronx for Game 6.  I got to thinking:  If Philadelphia’s team is called the … Continue reading →

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Tell Me No Lies

Posted on November 6, 2009 by onesanevoice

Now that another Halloween is behind us, I’ll share something one of our area dental offices has done this year.  They offered to buy back candy from youngsters at $1 a pound.  Although people have joked that trick or treating … Continue reading →

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Signs All Around Us

Posted on November 2, 2009 by onesanevoice

Husband, Son and I met for sushi last week and talked about the friend’s wedding we were looking forward to attending.  The groom was someone the kids and I have known since they were all in elementary school.  Now he … Continue reading →

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I’m there.

Posted on October 29, 2009 by onesanevoice

Raise your hand if you see yourself in either of these scenarios.  #1:  You open an envelope in the mail and say, “Wow!  A party!  This is great!”  #2:  You open the same envelope and think, “If I bury it … Continue reading →

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The Natural Look

Posted on October 25, 2009 by onesanevoice

The newspaper recently ran a half-page obituary about a race car driver from the 1960’s who just died at the age of 82.  It caught my attention because the picture was of an attractive young woman in a race car … Continue reading →

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Who’s counting YOUR money?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by onesanevoice

Perhaps the thought has crossed your mind as you listen to the ATM sift through its internal supply of crisp bills that it may not dispense the amount you’ve requested.  Maybe it’ll debit your account $200 but only give you … Continue reading →

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All for one and one for all

Posted on October 17, 2009 by onesanevoice

Last weekend Husband and I attended a yearly homeowners’ association meeting for the little upstate community where we have a little condo.  Ours is one of over a hundred units in a sweet riverside hamlet that we always feel like … Continue reading →

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Men of the World

Posted on October 13, 2009 by onesanevoice

I love it when little kids get you so good you remember it years later.  I feel very lucky to still know the young adults who were once the small children my kids played with.  Not only are they still … Continue reading →

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