Category: popular culture
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Family and Community Thanksgiving Traditions
Families have their holiday customs. For years our family observed a tradition my sons are thrilled not to continue. The Gathering of the Leaves A lot of trees covered our property. Mature trees with leaves, the kind that sail to earth in the autumn. We never invested in a leaf blower. Why waste the money…
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In Praise of a Cookie
We picked up friends returning from a trip to Florida the other night at the airport. Originally scheduled to land at 3:30 p.m., the plane was delayed and finally landed at 10:05 p.m. We were all tired and hungry and immediately headed for the nearest diner. After dinner we piled back in the car for…
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We All Scream for ICE CREAM!
Maybe not scream, but verbally make our desire known. Forcefully. And we desire ice cream often. ‘We,’ meaning a lot of us, although not all of us. I realize there are a few souls out there who are not ice cream fans. All I can say is…I’m sorry. Ice cream enthusiasts have their favorites –…
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Musings On My Youthful Past and Grown-up Present
Paul McCartney officially announced the Beatles would split up on April 10, 1970. The event struck a nerve with me, one more nail in the coffin of my shattered image of life as ideal. The first nail had been hammered in a few years earlier with the death of President Kennedy. A cloud swept across…
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From Possession to Empowerment in 80 Minutes: Six the Musical
I had the honor of escorting my two teenage granddaughters to the play Six: The Musical at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The girls’ Mom was the escort of choice, but she stayed home recovering from surgery. I knew what the show was about – the six wives of King Henry VIII. I knew…
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A Pre-Election Survival Guide
Less than a year from now a momentous event will take place across the United States. A Presidential election. I am already tired of the constant, incessant beating of the election drums. My ears and my mind are numb. How to survive the bombast without losing my mind? I want the rhetoric to STOP! But…
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An Inconsequential 1960s Memory
Do You Remember This Iconic 1960s Musical Performer and the TV Event that Rocketed him to Fame? There are certain events, personal and public, that are remembered forever. We can recall them immediately and, no matter how young or old at the time, the occasions become imprinted permanently in our minds. Many of the major…