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Soul Searching at Starbucks You know when you are standing in the bathroom, blow-drying your hair, and suddenly you have this flash of inspiration for a blog post. But you don’t want to set the blow dryer aside, especially if a good hair day is evident. Then there’s make-up to apply, a bed to make and clothes to put […]  For many years, I was a little sad and wistful whenever Father’s Day rolled around because inevitably, there was some article in the newspaper that celebrated a bunch of dads doing ordinary things for their families every day. My dad was sort of ordinary, at least for a while. He built ice rinks in the […]  There was a time I’d get excited when the phone rang, especially if it was my best friend, Sue, calling with juicy details of some high school cheerleader’s romance gone south. Granted, that was before anyone knew to use “cell” and “phone” in the same sentence. These days, there is no excitement when the […]  I’m cheating again. Posting something previously published. But I’ve been inspired by a post from a mom defending her choice to stay home -“I Was a Stay-at-Home Mom – and My Marriage Survived” by Empty-Nest, Full Mind blogger Sharon Greenthal. It was a terrific piece, and even though I wasn’t a stay-at-home mom for most […] My friend, Deb, is a fellow writing group groupie. We’ve been meeting in various configurations of 6 – 7 people for six years, if memory serves. Maybe it’s time I send her flowers. Anyway. Deb is a really good writer. She’s funny. She can be light but also thoughtful. We’ve both had essays published in […] |
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