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Category Archives: Friends & Family
Benevolent Nuns
My mother was a comfort to the incarcerated. Continue reading
Open Conversation
I feel guilty that I don’t love all of the people I’m related to. Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged Experience, Family, Personal, Relationships
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Just Can’t
30 June 2013 There are, were, six siblings in my family; three boys and three girls. I am the eldest. In childhood, it was my responsibility to care for my younger sisters and brothers, often to distract our lunatic father … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged Experience, Family, INDEPENDENCE, Personal
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Veterans’ Views
In the past little while, a month maybe six weeks, time escapes me (it flees), we’ve worked with a couple of veterans. They’re veterans of wars that never were, Iran and Afghanistan. Congress has not made a declaration of war … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition, Politics
Tagged Experience, Government, Relationships
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Anyone Anytime
Joan Baez is on PBS tonight, Diamonds and Rust, 75 years old, can that be right? Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue, which brings us to the Bob Dylan Republican. There’s a soft spot in my heart for … Continue reading
My Princess
I have favorites. I know, shocking and scandalous! All of us know people we like more than others, let’s not pretend otherwise. Recently, we attended a very small home wedding. Today, during my union break, I looked through a correspondence … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged Experience, INDEPENDENCE, Personal, Relationships
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Strong Foundations
I woke this morning to an epiphany- my husband and I are making something together. We have a joint financial and emotional interest in our project. There is no line of demarkation between us in the undertaking. My independent heart beats … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family
Tagged Experience, Friendship, Personal, Relationships, True Love
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ReThink Pink
Thinking of my friends who’ve survived breast cancer and those who did not. All of them stronger than the pink exploitation. Huffington Post has a thoughtful piece on the mindless consumerism that surrounds a serious disease.
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged breast cancer, consumerism, dignity, pink campaign, strong women
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Last Words
My only remaining brother, A.B., owes a small debt to me. I make interest free loans to my siblings from time to time, unlike my sister, the loan shark, who charges 100% interest. I’d like to have the money he … Continue reading
Taking Turns
Yesterday, I saw a friend from the health food store. We had a conversation about mothers, hers and mine. Her grandmother died in December at age 99. Her mother will be 70 this year and she’s spent the last bunch … Continue reading