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I look forward to opening a Christmas card that includes a yearlong family update. I know a lot of people think Christmas letters are stupid, filled with enhanced positivity, but so what? You don’t really want your friends or family members to send bad news, do you? You can joke about how perfect Cousin Jane’s…
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I’ve only had my hair professionally colored a couple of times. The first time I got highlights and lowlights (because that was what the coupon was for and people who don’t have it done regularly would never pay full price!) and I loved it. Then there was the time I got only highlights and left…
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Most of us just celebrated Thanksgiving. Tables laden with an abundance of food surrounded by friends and family. Mostly family, right? Because it’s a family holiday. When we go around the table to say what we are thankful for, most folks say family… and food. It’s not that I’m not thankful for family and food!…
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It is officially that time of year when I begin thinking in “and thens.” Yesterday was my son’s birthday (24, who believes?) and then there’s Thanksgiving (times two), and then there’s my daughter’s birthday (26, holy shit), and then there’re cookie parties and meetings and then there’s Christmas, of course, and then there’s New Year’s……
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We all want to make a difference, touch someone’s life, be remembered. I’d like to think I’m going to write and publish a best-selling novel that will resonate and help keep my memory alive long after I’m gone. But that’s a big thing. Of course, my children are a legacy I am proud of and…
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Consider yourself warned: This blog contains random word nerdiness. At a meeting a few weeks ago, the word “quintessential” was bandied about. Do we know what that word means? 1. the purest or most perfect example of something. Okay, cool. But it got me thinking, quint is five and essential is… essential. Are there such…
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I have NO freaking idea. Honestly, it’s been so long and there’ve been so many, who can be expected to keep that stuff straight? Is it ****? No, not enough *’s. Maybe ********? Nope, not anymore, not since they required I include a CAP. How about **********… Argh, needs a number! Could it be *******************?…
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It’s time to get serious about this. I’ve been wasting time and dabbling for several years now. I think I want to write. I have a million ideas. I like it when it’s fruitful. Yes, I want to write. WRITING IS HARD. I don’t care who you are, how good (or bad) you are, how…
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It’s MY birthday, too! Yeah! I was born on October 8th. I’m in good company: Matt Damon, R. L. Stein, Bruno Mars, Ma Barker, Jesse Jackson, Chevy Chase, and Sigourney Weaver all share this birthdate. Regardless of your age, there’s got to be someone on that list you know. Quite a range, don’t you think?…
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