Considering that the holiday is all about love, there are a lot of people who hate Valentine’s Day — namely, single people who wish they weren’t so and don’t appreciate being aggressively reminded of it for the next two weeks. In my long ago college days, my dorm room overlooked a courtyard that was regularly [...]
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Lost — in Plain Sight
June 15th, 2011
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I am on a Most Wanted list. Actually, it’s more like the Lost and Found of my high school alumnae committee, which for the last 30 years has experienced monumental difficulties in tracking me down and verifying my existence. It’s kind of exciting — as if I’m Sydney Bristow of Alias, with this amazing ability [...]
The Something Club
March 17th, 2011
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And we went on to discover something that I’m convinced everyone learns at some point in their lives — usually a low one — and that is that the people you thought were your friends, aren’t; and that the support network that you thought you have, you don’t; and that the oddest help will come from the most unusual places.
Bullies and Bunny Rabbits — This Is Not Looney Tunes, Folks
Rabbits make lousy friends. During our parental career, we have heard dinnertime stories from our progeny who have been happily socializing in a group, when one of the clutch, a coyote, starts picking on the progeny who is telling us the tale. “You’re fat. I’m not. I’m slender and willowy. That’s why boys like me.” [...]