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Reluctantly I did a second career report, but my heart wasn't in it ... I began to wish to be a writer.
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This was my first big revelation--not only had I thought I was different, I really was different. Not only was I in a different physical package from the rest of the group, I had a unique personality profile.
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[he] said that it took a special person to handle this job. The last woman left to become a nun. What an outrageous and fun way to start an interview!
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Any woman reading this will identify the "yeah, sure lady" response to our describing a problem with our cars. The same can apply to our bodies.
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One of our family favorites was the goofy spy spoof "Get Smart." Don Adams had a never-ending variety of clumsy antics as a Control agent fighting Chaos (and losing).
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The characters I played were the ugly, the sad, the silly, the mad, the funny, the old, and the dead. Any role that was quirky attracted me.
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Who knew that wind chimes, sunlight through stained glass, and sandalwood could open up another world, one of peace and love?
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Few boys, dreadful food, and gleepy green scum at the bottom of the lake--but the swimming, waterskiing, and guitar playing more than made up for it.
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How they made their way in this strange place to find my great grandfather, with no money and speaking no English, I have no idea.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there was no television reception on Long Beach Island. Instead, we went out after dinner for lemon ice (made with real lemons and cane sugar), and played a round of miniature golf.
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A wish that went full circle
Prompted By Be Careful What You Wish For
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Different in many ways
Prompted By Being Different
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Do what you love, even if the money doesn’t follow
Prompted By The Road Not Taken
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The Kvetching Diseases
Prompted By Illness
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Smart Spies
Prompted By What We Watched
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Belonging
Prompted By Let's Put On a Show
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Day tripping to the Cape
Prompted By Summer of Love
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A summer “a la francaise”
Prompted By Camp
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Bypassing Ellis Island
Prompted By Immigrants
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Salt Water, Lemon Ice, and No TV
Prompted By The Beach
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