From my files: A Japanese ritual: emotion, laughter, love and union.
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Suprise Me
New Year in Nara
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From my files: A Japanese ritual: emotion, laughter, love and union.
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“And that’s the way it is.”
Prompted By Broadcast News
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”And that’s the way it is.” I’ve written about my family dinners as we listened to Lowell Thomas reading the day’s news on our Emerson radio, and how to my childish sensibility it seemed he was speaking directly to us in the intimacy of our kitchen. (See Kitchen Radio) Years later on my parents’ black…
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Midnight shift at the Bulletin
Prompted By Good Bosses, Bad Bosses
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Asshole bosses often don’t realize they’re assholes because they’ve been assholes all their life. Like a frog who doesn’t grok that he or she is slowly parboiling in a pot of hot water, asshole bosses have usually been considered assholes since infancy. Consequently, most assholes develop early defenses to assure themselves that asshole behavior is…
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Kente Cloth
Prompted By My Hometown
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Kente Cloth I live on Manhattan’s upper eastside across the street from Gracie Mansion, the beautiful 1799 Federal- style house that overlooks the East River and is the residence of New York’s mayor and his family. On any given day I might see cops, TV cameras, and angry protesters in front of the Mansion, or…
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Hibachis and Hats
Prompted By Graduation
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To this day, our graduating class of 1974 is special. Our reunions are heavily attended and we have them nearly every year. Our class has spirit with a capital S.
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Baffled By Technology
Prompted By Technology Tribulations
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I might have been a top software sales rep in my former life, but I never understood how to code or the underlying workings of the software. EVER! I could always call on a smart professional from my division for help going from the general to the specifics of how my company could help the…
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Joy and Addis
Prompted By An Unforgettable Person
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Joy and Addis I’ve written about the memorable time in the early 1970s when my husband Danny was working in London for a year and we lived in a rented flat in Chelsea off the Kings Road. (See Laundry Day in London, Kinky Boots, Valentine’s Day in Foggytown , and Intro to Cookery) And I’ve…
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School, Swamps, and Salvation
Prompted By Middle School
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Sometimes you start out in one direction, only to take a lifelong detour. And that can be a great thing.
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The Last Time I Got High
Prompted By Drugs and Alcohol
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Woodstock was truly a film best enjoyed when stoned.
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Grandma Rose
Prompted By Grandparents & Grandchildren
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