Suprise Me

From another perspective… by
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Prompted By Kindergarten

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Drive by
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Prompted By Going to Work

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With the exception of walking when working downtown, briefly, when I lived in the Boston (while pregnant with David), and taking the bus in Chicago, I always drove to work. During my many years in sales, I either flew to out-of-town appointments and rented a car, or drove to see clients, using my own car.…
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As Time Goes By by
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Prompted By Rewatchable Movies

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You do know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together and blow.
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Glory Days by
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Prompted By Anniversaries

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These are the anniversaries important to me (in no particular order).
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The Duck Pond by
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Prompted By The Four Seasons

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The Duck Pond My parents,  lifelong New Yorkers, would escape the city’s summer heat for vacations in the mountains –  in New York’s Catskills or New England’s Berkshires. Yet as they got older it was the winter cold that drove them out of the city.   And like many east coasters,  Florida became a desired…
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One I Got Over by
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Prompted By Superstition

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Jesus
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Volunteering by
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Prompted By Retirement

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We had a “retirement” prompt in early February, 2018, so the dates in this story are old, as you can ascertain by looking at the date stamps in the comments section. Also, since writing this story, there has been a “nanny” prompt, which I will link to within the body of the story at the…
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Couldn’t Choose One by
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Prompted By Rewatchable Movies

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No matter how many times I’ve seen it, if I happen upon it while channel surfing, I get sucked into it again. Tight writing and directing that doesn’t miss a beat, top-notch actors with believable chemistry, an evocative sense of time and place, great cinematography, and unforgettable music…such movies often define an entire genre. For…
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Forbidden Fruit by
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Prompted By Drive-Ins

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We watched her go through (what I now know are) the five stages of grief in a matter of seconds.
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I’m the Girl Who Still Loves Paul by
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Prompted By Beatles vs Stones

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Yep, my heart went boom. I loved this music, and I adored Paul.
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