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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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What, Me Worry?

There is peace of mind and then there is a piece of your mind.  The moment you become a parent you start giving out lots of the second in an effort to get a small chunk of the first.  Here … Continue reading

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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

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Hands Across the Water

This past weekend marked the yearly race my Husband and I participate in without fail:  Seeing at least one Oscar-nominated movie before the awards show.  Little Miss Sunshine was the Sundance breakaway hit of all time.  Haven’t seen it.  The … Continue reading

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