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20 October 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Dealing with Death

Dealing with Death

When I was a kid, I didn’t have to deal with death. As the child of a young mother, my grandparents were younger than most. The first time I suffered the loss of someone close to me, it wasn’t a family member but the death of a friend’s dad when I was 19. I didn’t [...]

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16 October 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Waiting For “Superman” Review

Waiting For “Superman” Review

A friend of a friend is a film critic, and recently asked me to write a review of Waiting For “Superman.” I guess his review was being used on another site and he couldn’t cross-post. I don’t know much about the news business, but it was great fun. It’s posted on his blog What Would Toto [...]

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12 July 2010 ~ 5 Comments

The Wedding Ring

The Wedding Ring

I haven’t worn my wedding ring in a very long time. I had perfectly valid reasons to stop wearing it. I was playing a lot of piano for a long time, and it got it the way. I was also gaining weight. A lot of weight. that made it tight on my hand. That was [...]

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09 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

I’ve Been Away Too Long

I’ve Been Away Too Long

It’s been over a year since I posted here, so I thought it was about time to come back. It’s been an extraordinary year, with so much going on that it’s been nearly impossible to find time to write about it. When last we spoke (14 months ago): My Mother-In-Law was sick. My Father and [...]

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18 June 2009 ~ 1 Comment

A Bit of Chaos

A Bit of Chaos

Life comes in fits and starts, doesn’t it? What could possibly occupy my time for two months and keep me from my faithful readers? My Mother-In-Law got sick. She ended up in the hospital, and then a rehabilitation facility. My Father-In-Law can’t stay by himself, so he moved in with us. Well, more with them, [...]

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