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Category Archives: Oddities and Amusements
Cemetery Stomping
While I consider myself a writer, I also consider myself as a link in the history of it all: my family of origin, my family we created, my extended family, the eclectic friends from all walks as well as the … Continue reading
MORE ODDITIES IN THE WILD WEST
Anyone who has crossed the Mississippi in the back of a sparkling 1965 (or earlier) station wagon with his or her multiple siblings playing car bingo has met one. I didn’t come to the awareness of the species until later … Continue reading
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Small Town Sports
Maybe it’s just me. Perhaps this happens in every town where there is a high school and high school sports teams. Helicopter parents aside, high school sports can make the political arena in Washington look like pikers. I have a … Continue reading
The Four Corner Roommates
We recently attended the wedding of a son of my husband’s college roommate. As our children mature, it is the new occasion to reunite. Affording us the third such joyous occasion in as many years, it was special in many … Continue reading
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What to do? What to DO?
I have had an amazing and hectic week. But a good one, nonetheless. I am still riding the high of a writer’s retreat I had the privilege of attending at the end of last month. THANK YOU, LAURA! For … Continue reading
The Ripple Effect Sometimes Takes Time…
I have been thinking a lot about ripples and butterflies. This is an odd thing to ponder since I now have to drive at least an hour to see significant amounts of water. It doesn’t include the little creek that … Continue reading
Confessions of a Recovering Horse Nut…
I can admit it now. I was one of “those girls”. I was born with the horse crazy gene. We can’t help it. It’s some kind of genetic anomaly. It is NOT, by the way, a good genetic anomaly to … Continue reading
Finding the Pony
There are two kinds of people in this world: optimists and pessimists. They sit on opposite sides of the table of life trying to convince one another who has the proper take on “reality”. Though most people delineate between the … Continue reading
Adventures of the “Yalie Stalker”
My husband went to Yale University. Having attended every reunion since we married in 1989, it is an amazing place. Yes, the campus is wonderful in an old world ivy kind of way. But it is the classmates I have … Continue reading
Rediscovering Dress Up
“The thing that differentiates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize”. – Clairee Belcher in Steel Magnolias. (A total chick flick of unparalleled magnitude.) Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of costume jewelry, especially after my … Continue reading
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