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Relaxed but breathing
Final exams for my first semester of school are tomorrow and I have not studied for finals in over twenty-five years. The thrill of pulling an all-nighter has been greatly diminished by the almost interminable delay of the season premiere of The … Continue reading
Posted in Skool Daze
Tagged final exams, student population, The Shield, Vic Mackey
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A Darker Shade of Pale
We are in the middle of having the inside of our house painted and for me it is whatever comes ahead of Greek tragedy in terms of fear and loathing. I have a long-standing aversion to having work done in … Continue reading
Posted in 'Til Death Do Us Part
Tagged Bed Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, home remodeling, picking paint colors
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Bad Day and Getting Worse
The day started with Son coming to tell me that the toilet wasn’t behaving. I ran into the bathroom just as the water was reaching the top. “Did someone put something in there that doesn’t go in there?” I demanded. My family stared … Continue reading
Posted in Mom in the 'Hood
Tagged bad day, rolling stop, traffic police, traffic ticket
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I Must Not Be Listening
First, if you are a subscriber to this blog and have been receiving repeats of entries in your inbox I am so sorry. I was not aware that any time I revise a published article due to an overseen error the update … Continue reading
Posted in Skool Daze
Tagged academic achievement, Gilligan's Island theme, kids piano lessons
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
You never fully appreciate how different Americans are from the rest of mankind until you surround yourself with other cultures. That’s not to say certain differences can’t be observed simply going state to state within the U.S. Traveling through the Smoky Mountain region on a … Continue reading
Posted in Travelblog
Tagged Costa Cruise, English speaking minority, European cruise line, foreign travel
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Odds, Ends and Friends
Twenty years ago our family packed up and moved from the city to the suburbs thereby essentially rewriting a future history that never happened. The next two decades up to the present played out with the joys, despairs and memories … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn is calling
Tagged Brooklyn, college graduation pictures, growing up, old friends, reunions
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Just Wait and They’ll Come Get Us
I went driving upstate this past weekend and traveled through a couple of radio station zones along the way. At one point I was treated to a commercial I hadn’t heard before for a dental practice called Pleasant Dreams Dentistry. The concept … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts and Adventures
Tagged consignment shopping, fear of the dentist
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Down the Rabbit Hole
At the multiplex near our home, the movie previews and ad graphics are loud, slick, and in-your-face. Last week Husband and I saw The Queen at a small upstate theater, and before the movie began, the screen time was devoted to local … Continue reading
Posted in Skool Daze
Tagged bad professor, grammar cop, higher education, village idiot
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