Category Archives: All Things Considered

Nobody wears a hat like Aretha

Posted on January 23, 2009 by onesanevoice

I’m a student, and Inauguration Day was a school day.  For those of us who earn instead of learn, it was a workday.  Both Husband, as executive director of a community center, and Daughter, as head teacher at a school … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Time

Posted on January 11, 2009 by onesanevoice

I was in my neurologist’s office the other day, a yearly ritual with the doctor who treats my headaches, and the receptionist had me fill out a new medical history for their records.  The other patient in the waiting room was … Continue reading →

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Auld Lang Syne

Posted on December 30, 2008 by onesanevoice

I recently heard about the perfect gift for the New Year:  a calendar made of bubble wrap.  Everyone loves popping those little hermetically sealed pods of air, and how cathartic to signify the end of the day with such a … Continue reading →

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The Great Equalizer

Posted on October 19, 2008 by onesanevoice

A good friend called me the other night asking for some buying points on eBay.  She was unfamiliar with the whole place-a-bid-and-then-wait concept of this modern art form, and she thought I might be able to provide some guidance since the … Continue reading →

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Under Budget and Out of This World

Posted on October 3, 2008 by onesanevoice

Husband and I make regular pilgrimages down to south Florida to look in on his aging parents, a situation I wrote about before in Snippets.  Visiting my elderly in-laws is not just about familial affection and supporting my spouse; it’s also … Continue reading →

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Bring Back the Bots

Posted on September 17, 2008 by onesanevoice

The good people who act as my blog host are always hunting for new ways to improve the features offered to their customers.  You may think that posting entries is all a blogger does but you would be mistaken.  A portion of … Continue reading →

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Innocence Lost

Posted on September 13, 2008 by onesanevoice

There is not a single time I approach the New York City skyline from across the water that I don’t scan the horizon for the Twin Towers.  I know they’re gone.  In aesthetic appeal, I never preferred them over the … Continue reading →

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Choo Choo

Posted on August 28, 2008 by onesanevoice

In our local newspaper many months ago, there was a big story about the remodeling of our town’s train station.  We live within walking distance of the train that connects our suburb with the city that gave birth to it … Continue reading →

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Angels Wear Prada, Too

Posted on May 24, 2008 by onesanevoice

I am scentsorially challenged and yes, I know I made that word up.  Anyone who has an allergy to fragrances is welcome to borrow it and everyone else can consider themselves lucky they don’t have to.  There are very few … Continue reading →

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Let My People Drink

Posted on April 22, 2008 by onesanevoice

We spent the first night of Passover at my friend Caryn‘s house and as usual, the food, the company, and the Seder songs were unsurpassed.  The only negative comment I have to make about the evening is that the wine sucked.  What … Continue reading →

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