Author Archives: onesanevoice

Snippets

Posted on July 19, 2008 by onesanevoice

Occasionally I tear items from newspapers that amuse or astound me with the intention of using them in a blog entry but I rarely do.  Months ago I cut out a small piece in my daily paper describing a major … Continue reading →

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Missed Opportunities

Posted on July 15, 2008 by onesanevoice

If you grew up in the last half-century, your mother probably told you to think before you speak.  She knew that words have a way of hanging in the air long after they’re said and they can travel on a wisp … Continue reading →

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Office Spaced

Posted on July 11, 2008 by onesanevoice

Usually when I begin an entry I have a fairly good idea where I’m going with it but this time I’ll just start writing and see where we end up.  I’m sitting in the kitchen instead of the new office … Continue reading →

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Three-and-a-half in dog years

Posted on July 7, 2008 by onesanevoice

“Oh my God, you still have this picture framed?” Daughter was helping me turn her old bedroom into an office now that she’s been out of it since college and she came across a photo of herself that used to … Continue reading →

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The Wilderness Family Rolls on the River

Posted on July 3, 2008 by onesanevoice

Summer is family vacation time so here is a reprint of a newspaper column that ran in 1995.  It was written during my first marriage so Doc refers to my ex.  The kids, however, are the same. We have taken some memorable family … Continue reading →

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Cause for Cake

Posted on June 29, 2008 by onesanevoice

This past Friday was graduation day for those students in my school who have made it to the finish line.  The faculty requested a volunteer from the student council to act as usher so my co-president Blondie and I called … Continue reading →

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Perchance to Dream

Posted on June 25, 2008 by onesanevoice

My husband is a social worker and whenever I describe a particularly vivid dream to him and ask what he thinks it means, he reminds me that we are all the authors, directors and stars of our own dreams.  I … Continue reading →

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Cultivate Randomness

Posted on June 21, 2008 by onesanevoice

Every morning I glance over the horoscopes in the newspaper, not because I particularly believe in astrology, but because when all is said and done it’s good to have something to blame a shitty day on.  First I check out … Continue reading →

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Renegade Nation

Posted on June 17, 2008 by onesanevoice

Saturday morning I planned to leave the house at 8:45 so I could pull into the parking garage across from Daughter’s building in the city by 10:00 and get the special Saturday rate of $10 for the day.  Daughter and … Continue reading →

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Hurry Up and Wait

Posted on June 13, 2008 by onesanevoice

One of the dominant genes in Husband’s family is the Male P chromosome, the P standing for Punctual.  I introduced him to the Female M chromosome, the M meaning Mascara, and when he sees me putting it on my second … Continue reading →

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