Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Anna and Don

Posted on April 11, 2007

Anna Nicole Smith and Don Imus have both had their fifteen minutes of fame, maybe even more. They haven’t done much except lead trashy lives or believe than anyone else is fair game for insulting comments. Neither has made a

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To Sorbet or Not to Sorbet

Posted on March 10, 2007

Last night Earl and I went to one of our favorite local restaurants, The Millennium Steak House in Niles, Michigan. I’d had a hunger for the rack of lamb, and we hadn’t been there in a long time.

Too long

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Moments in Time

Posted on March 6, 2007

Shortly after Earl and I moved into our house in Michigan my friend Judi came to visit. She brought her camera and went around the house taking pictures, even though we were hardly settled in. A while later, a beautiful

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Y2K Meets DST 2007

Posted on February 17, 2007

Remember the hue and cry over New Year’s Eve 1999, when government and corporations went to great lengths to make sure their computers could make the switch from 1999 to 2000 without crashing and burning? People everywhere spent hours and

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Missing Molly

Posted on February 12, 2007

Molly Ivins, the syndicated liberal columnist who heralded from the same state as our current President, died about ten days ago after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was my age, sixty-two.

It was a surprise, not only because

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Time Flies

Posted on February 11, 2007

A week ago today the Chicago Bears lost the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts. There was great angst in the losing city and great euphoria in the winning one. Yesterday, the Pro Bowl — which I think is like

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Road Trip Requirements

Posted on August 13, 2006

We arrived home from our road trip earlier this evening, having driven 770 miles over the past week. As road trips go, this wasn’t a grueling pace. Regardless, I learned some things about road trips that will be useful in

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Greeting Cards

Posted on August 4, 2006

I normally purchase greeting cards at a charming little shop in Stevensville, because its cards are the best around. But that little shop went out of business a month or two ago, so I’ve had to make other arrangements. This

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Conestoga Neon

Posted on July 27, 2006

For the past few weeks the families who live on my road probably felt like pioneers when they ventured out in their automobiles. I know I did, and it was because the only road leading to where we live was

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Equipment Classes

Posted on July 26, 2006

I usually shun classes that meet at the same time every week and require a lot of equipment, even when the equipment is provided. It’s too regimented for me. But this afternoon I went to a step class at the

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