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Spacey in Macy’s

Spacey in Macy’s

Macy’s touted a sale – when does the store not? – so I trundled over to see what I could see. Even wore Skechers with arch and ankle support, to assure that my feet would not betray my hunter-gatherer needs…

Curb Appeal

Curb Appeal

My husband and I bought a retiring couple’s home in 1986, intent on renovating the house to match our dreams. Our shared hobby was fix-it, build-it, and decorate-it; I used to tell people that I lived in ‘The Projects’, just to see their reaction – ha!

Others’ reaction didn’t matter; I was/am safe.

My G-G-generation

My G-G-generation

Clique: a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them.

She smiled and said, “My generation doesn’t do cliques.”

I nearly melted in my shoes.

Better Living through Chemistry

Better Living through Chemistry

“One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small”…

Who recalls that song opener delivered in the hauntingly soaring voice of Grace Slick? Loved her personna, truly slick and surreal.

The New Circle of Life

The New Circle of Life

Dr. Robin Berman, a UCLA psychiatrist, is making the media rounds in support of her book, Permission to Parent: How to Raise your Child with Love and Limits http://www.amazon.com/Permission-Parent-Raise-Child-Limits/dp/0062277308. As I read some of her articles, with extracted wisdom in well-framed sound bites, I found my head nodding, my soul applauding, with ‘ah-hah’ moments and ‘ta-da’s

Pastime

Pastime

Then she turned. With that movement I knew the bean pole was a female, for before I’d only seen a closely shaved head atop a plain blanket with sandals on the bare feet. She was swathed in the faded burgundy of a Dalia Lama acolyte.

School’s Out

School’s Out

Recently I uttered a line today in my writers’ group that astonished me in its insightful clarity: “I colored between the lines for twelve years because my father was the principal of the school I attended. Now, in my writing, I color things my way.”

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