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Attracted to Anarchy by
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While we ate tuna fish and Soupy hawked Jello, all kinds of chaos would happen.
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The Computer Repair Genius by
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You never know when you will need a computer repair genius.
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Puttin’ On the Ritz by
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Prompted By Finding Your Tribe

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At different times in my life, I have had different "tribes," but for the last 22 years it has been the choir at my synagogue.
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Coffee and Crosswords by
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Prompted By Guilty Pleasures

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This pair has been my guilty pleasure ever since ...
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My mother the gourmet by (1 Story)

Prompted By What We Ate

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Setting the menu for potlucks, before anything else, I was asked to bring my mother’s lasagne. Not some vague ‘meat course’ or ‘dessert’ but specifically The Lasagne. I thought, Cool, the kids love her lasagne. With a bit of distance, I realise they were just trying to ensure that I didn’t bring something untested, or…
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The Middle of Nowhere by
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Prompted By Something Wild

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Rob says, okay John, you get to lead the way back, and I smile and giggle and I say are you sure, and he says sure.
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Back to Living by
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I consider March to be the beginning of year three of the pandemic. It was in March, 2020 when the virus began to affect my life. My last in-person event at the Rose was a lecture by acclaimed artist Fred Wilson, followed by a select group going to dinner in Waltham on March 3, 2020.…
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I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover by
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Prompted By Superstitions

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Superstitious? Who me? No way!
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PE ABCs: Agony from Bombardment to C Stunts by
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The bottom of the gym suit consisted of … bloomers. Yes, ballooning from the waist and ending in tight elastic at the widest part of the thigh.
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A Prince of a Book by
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A self-prescribed book helped complete my recovery from self-anger, along with the help of a very good psychotherapist.
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