Archives in Category: Special Events

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Party Time

Posted on December 6, 2004

‘Tis the season for that annual event, the holiday blank party. For the word ‘blank’ you can substitute office, block, neighborhood, cookie exchange, tree trimming, or a bevy of other words that provide a roadmap of who is coming and

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Old Friends

Posted on December 4, 2004

The Christmas season is peopled with many visitors who make an annual appearance and warm the heart.

Jim and Della, from O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi,” never fail to make me remember the selflessness of real love.

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2004

I have a lot to be thankful for. My joys are not the same as those hardy first Pilgrims, but they are as equally life affirming.

As I remember the story, Indians helped their new neighbors survive the harsh, November weather

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Holiday Spirit

Posted on November 23, 2004

The December holidays have their own familiar themes, ones that seem incongruous at other times of the year. It doesn’t matter if you celebrate Hanukkah or Christmas or Kwaanza; you expect to see certain symbols in the marketplace, on television,

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JFK

Posted on November 22, 2004

Forty-one years ago today John Fitzgerald Kennedy, then President of the United States, was shot to death in Dallas, TX. Anybody who was a teenager or older at the time remembers exactly where he or she was when the news

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Christmas Tradition

Posted on November 15, 2004

It started three years ago when my friend, Noreen, and her husband, George, showed up on our doorstep – not unexpectedly – to help us decorate our Christmas tree. Until then, this task was relegated to me alone; and it

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Battleground State

Posted on November 10, 2004

If this title makes you think I have reneged on my word not to discuss the recent election in public, never fear. Instead, read on.

I had a sad experience yesterday when my friend, Carol, and I visited the Tippecanoe Battlefield

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Great Ambassadors

Posted on October 24, 2004

Last night Earl and I saw the Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company perform at the local auditorium. Until then, the only thing I really knew about the Ukraine was that it had once been part of the now dismantled Union

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Nothing Is Simple

Posted on October 18, 2004

Things get complicated really fast in today’s world. I work part-time for my son and his partner who own a business in New York City. They are considering changing banks because they think they might get better service from a

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John and George, Redux

Posted on October 10, 2004

By now, the media has dissected Friday night’s presidential debate and there really isn’t much more to say. Yet, I feel compelled to comment on a couple things.

First, I liked this format – the town hall approach – better than

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