Category Archives: MindFrame

Remembering The Gates

Posted on November 26, 2009 by onesanevoice

Thanksgiving was the holiday my parents traditionally hosted when they were alive, so this time of year always sends me to a reflective place.  In my folks’ later years, when my mom’s health was bad and my dad was working … 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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Circle of Steel

Posted on September 27, 2009 by onesanevoice

Last night I found myself in the company of a group of women I hadn’t seen for two years.  Most of them could say the same.  The common thread among us is our individual friendship with the evening’s hostess, whose … Continue reading →

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Everybody Knows

Posted on September 15, 2009 by onesanevoice

The other evening I met Son for sushi, and one of our dinner conversations involved the type of furniture he was considering for his basement.  While I sipped my green tea, he looked up from his shrimp tempura roll. SON:  … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of the Lens

Posted on September 7, 2009 by onesanevoice

Even if Daughter weren’t a gifted photographer, I would still be following the Annie Leibovitz story, rapidly approaching its denouement.  Ms. Leibovitz is an icon in the world of photography, as well as belonging to that rarefied strata of people … Continue reading →

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The End of Time

Posted on August 22, 2009 by onesanevoice

August 29th is my late father’s birthday, ironically, the same as Michael Jackson’s.  I read today that his family’s long-publicized plans to bury the King of Pop on his birthday have been postponed, further keeping my father’s birthday in the … Continue reading →

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That’s how we roll

Posted on August 2, 2009 by onesanevoice

Cadillac has a commercial on TV these days that features a sleek car driven by a gorgeous woman who tells the camera that buying a car is like buying a dress.  You know which one you want, but you still … Continue reading →

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Say what?

Posted on July 25, 2009 by onesanevoice

It’s no secret that life has become increasingly frenetic, with new ways to communicate continually popping up.  Do we really have more to say, or merely more opportunities to say it?  Thoughts were once celebrated for the way they were … Continue reading →

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The Laws of Newton and the Arms of Michelle

Posted on July 5, 2009 by onesanevoice

Gravity is not your friend.  You discovered this when you first learned to ride a bicycle and the lessons keep coming.  One day you look down and notice what was once there has moved.  Things fall and it’s generally not … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Speed Limit

Posted on May 4, 2009 by onesanevoice

I just turned 55.  My 27-year-old daughter knows the drill.  Whenever we run into women she knew growing up who are my age and have decided not to dye their hair, wear makeup, or buy clothes from this decade, I … Continue reading →

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