Maybe my mother did not have the shopping gene or never shook off the Depression and Protestant ethos, but she seems to have passed that shopping ambivalence on to me.
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Suprise Me
How it Was and Is
Prompted By Shopping: Then and Now
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Maybe my mother did not have the shopping gene or never shook off the Depression and Protestant ethos, but she seems to have passed that shopping ambivalence on to me.
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The Final Cut
Prompted By Haircuts
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“Do you think my hair is falling out?” my sister asked. After going through a round of chemotherapy for lung cancer, hair loss would not be unexpected. She raked her fingers through her hair as she asked, and we both noticed the silver strands she now held in her hand. After a moment, I asked…
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Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Prompted By Aunts & Uncles
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Daisy was a wonderful singer and taught me many songs, including "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "Go Tell Aunt Rhody."
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Homemade Wearables
Prompted By What We Wore
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There was a time when I unleashed my creativity and started making stuff cause what I wanted to wear was not available in stores. It caused me to dabble in all sorts of crafts. For starters there was leatherwork.There’s a certain confidence gained when you make your own shoes. Just get some materials, trace your…
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The Edge of Aging
Prompted By Those We Miss
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My Grandpa Henry
Prompted By Refugees
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Hannah & Henry circa 1915 My Grandpa Henry In the early 20th century there was an influx of East European Jews coming to the States seeking refuge from troubled times at home. Among them was my maternal grandfather Henry who came with his widowed mother Gertrude, his younger brother David, and Gertrude’s elderly…
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First Sale
Prompted By The First Time
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I joined Advanced Systems, Inc. in mid-April, 1978. It began with a two week training program in Elk Grove Village, IL, where the company was headquartered. I sold follow-on contracts for video training and ancillary products to the data processing industry to existing clients (this was so long ago, it wasn’t called IT yet). Some…
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Princess Diana style
Prompted By What We Wore
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She lived her life in the public eye. And oh, did she look good doing it.
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No Shrinking Violet
Prompted By Nudity
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Charlie leered at me, “Hey doll, did you pop out tonight?” Charlie was Charles Werner Moore, a much-respected director, actor, and acting teaching at Brandeis (though I wouldn’t take a course with him until the following year) and director of the first Main Stage show my freshman year at Brandeis. He never learned young womens’…
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After decades, I’m in trouble again.