Category Archives: Random Thoughts and Adventures

The Census Sends Us

Posted on March 27, 2010 by onesanevoice

A while back I took the test for when the census comes to town.  I figured for $18 an hour I can knock on doors as well as anyone.  It was an interesting test in that it wasn’t the easiest … Continue reading →

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Sophisticated times

Posted on February 19, 2010 by onesanevoice

The past couple of weeks have found me in a major rally to beat this nasty bug that has me lagging behind in my work and play.  At home more than I’d like to be with a less than sharp … Continue reading →

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As the fur flies

Posted on October 9, 2009 by onesanevoice

I am mad allergic to cats.  If you’re a regular here, you probably already know that.  I once told a relatively offensive anecdote about Husband being lucky his cat died shortly before I met him or else he’d have had … Continue reading →

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Melting in the Park

Posted on August 14, 2009 by onesanevoice

Thursday I had to be in the city for an afternoon appointment, so I arranged to meet Daughter near the Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side after she dismissed her students for the day.  I texted her … Continue reading →

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Air Raid

Posted on April 30, 2009 by onesanevoice

It was 85 degrees this past weekend, bizarre for April, especially considering the brutal winter that preceded it.  With such a sudden soaring temperature, it wasn’t surprising that life cycles began earlier than normal, or were otherwise propelled forward in … Continue reading →

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Chocolate-covered bacon

Posted on April 14, 2009 by onesanevoice

During Passover this year at my friend Caryn’s, Daughter asked the young guests at her end of the table if they’d ever tasted the above-mentioned treat.  She apologized first for bringing up bacon on Passover, but in light of past, present and … Continue reading →

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Chimped Out

Posted on February 21, 2009 by onesanevoice

People are nuts and they make their pets nuts, especially when they insist on acting as if their animals are human.  Here on the East Coast, we had the latest illustration of PetLoveGoneMad when a Connecticut chimpanzee named Travis went … Continue reading →

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The Best Defense

Posted on February 4, 2009 by onesanevoice

Like shopping at Home Depot for plumbing fixtures or waiting on line at the post office, there are chunks of time in our lives we fantasize about getting back even though they’re gone forever.  So has it always been for … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Junk is Another Man’s Craigslist

Posted on January 19, 2009 by onesanevoice

One day over my school break, I did a favor for Daughter who had to return to her teaching job a week before I resumed my ongoing education.  As a result of her recent promotion to head teacher, she suddenly … Continue reading →

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Center Stage

Posted on December 18, 2008 by onesanevoice

Boy, do I love Meryl Streep.  If I could come back in life as anybody, it just might be her.  Who else could star in two current movies as diverse as Mama Mia and Doubt?  In one, she plays the … Continue reading →

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