Category Archives: One of Those Square States in the Middle

Cemetery Stomping

Posted on October 28, 2016 by marysigmond

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 →

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Small Town Sports

Posted on April 7, 2014 by marysigmond

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 →

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Perspectives

Posted on June 16, 2012 by marysigmond

Strange dear, but true dear, when I’m close to you dear, the stars fill the sky.  So in love, so in love with you am I…..  Cole Porter.. I am, in my mind, drafting thank you letters to friends with … Continue reading →

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Button Busting

Posted on February 25, 2012 by marysigmond

I understand the sports world for kids from tot sports all the way through high school.  At least I thought I did. When I lived in the suburbs of Chicago, it was understood that you started signing your kids up … Continue reading →

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Adventures of the “Yalie Stalker”

Posted on October 19, 2011 by marysigmond

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 →

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Rediscovering Dress Up

Posted on March 24, 2011 by marysigmond

“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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Before and After

Posted on January 29, 2011 by marysigmond

There are two kinds of people in this world: who you were before and who you are after. I love Chicago. My great grandfather, Timothy Ryan, moved there in 1880. He proceeded to marry a miner’s daughter and have nine … Continue reading →

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