Truth be told, I do very little reading these days. I used to love to read and long ago, I read a book a week, but my eyes have betrayed me. I developed severe dry eye 30 years ago and did all I could to maintain my vision. I cauterized my lower tear ducts shut…
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Suprise Me
Becoming
Prompted By Beach Reads
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Truth be told, I do very little reading these days. I used to love to read and long ago, I read a book a week, but my eyes have betrayed me. I developed severe dry eye 30 years ago and did all I could to maintain my vision. I cauterized my lower tear ducts shut…
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Jobs — booooriiiiing or never boring
Prompted By Boredom
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Boredom is a result of being trapped physically and/or mentally.
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Talkin’ ’bout my generation
Prompted By Generation Gap
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The Who, in their song My Generation, famously said “Hope I die before I get old.”
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Club 50
Prompted By Friendship
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Celebrated the milestone with my own "Cool Girls Are 50" club.
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A Pie in the Hand …
Prompted By Mealtime
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A pie in the hand is worth the fond memory.
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Mosquito Magnet
Prompted By Fireworks
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Every 4th of July I spent in New Jersey I became exceptionally popular. This one time a year, everyone wanted me to be part of their group ...
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In Vino Communitas
Prompted By The Garden
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How can I convey the childish joy of wading around the tubs as the grapes squished and squirted between our toes?
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When My Buick Became My Fortress of Solitude
Prompted By Snow Day
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Ah, the New England Blizzard of 1978. A storm so legendary it should have its own theme song, sung by a baritone with a healthy dose of post-traumatic stress. You know, something like “The Snow Drifts Were High, the Power Was Out, and My Shovel Became My Best Friend (And It Judged Me Silently).” In…
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