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Advice for the Christmas Tree-Challenged
I’m a struggling writer; by that I don’t mean I struggle with the words. On the contrary, I struggle with becoming more well-known for them. But perhaps there is a new path for me.
It began with a pull-up Christmas
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The Concert in Grant Park
Recently I caught a rerun on PBS of Simon and Garfunkle’s Concert in Central Park, which was originally performed in September, 1981. It was a free concert that the folk duo gave before five hundred thousand people to help raise
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Board Meeting
We live in a condominium, which means we also belong to a homeowners’ association (HOA). Which means there is an annual meeting where the HOA reports on what it’s done the past twelve months.
As a rule, these meetings are
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Nostalgia
I’ve spent the day cleaning my home, getting it ready for the holidays and guests. And now I’m at the computer just sitting still. Except I grabbed the snow globe that Keith and Chris gave me one Christmas, turned the
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Hibernating
While many people are shopping their hearts and their pocketbooks out, I’m hibernating this weekend. I was supposed to have guests, but things happened and they didn’t come. So I have what a friend calls “found time.” Indeed.
I could have
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Music
I never listen to music at home, but when I’m in the car my radio is always tuned to a classical station. What I’m struck by most is how many different symphonic orchestras there are in the world when, at
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New Cleaning Lady
Two weeks ago I parted ways with my cleaning lady, who had been with me six years. For most of that time, I was gainfully employed and appreciated her efforts to keep our home clean. To that end, I overlooked
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Bookmarks
Back in the pre-Google® age, a bookmark indicated the page where you’d left off reading. And there were various ways to do this.
I often use a photo, and the one I use most is of my son Keith and
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Brushes
I’m a minimalist kind of person, willing to use a butter knife for a screwdriver if the situation calls for it. Willing to save dilapidated toothbrushes to use as cleaning tools. And willing to repurpose small cottage cheese containers for
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Memory’s Tug
Keith and Chris gave me a snow globe several years ago that had two scenes of New York City. One was above ground and showed various famous skyscrapers, while one was below ground and showed various subway stops. It is
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