Category: Social Commentary
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Editing a Prince
What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are. C.S. Lewis This photo I took at Versailles is one of the few images I have of royalty. Harry and Meghan think they have it rough, it could be […]
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Women of a Certain Age
“Some guy said to me: Don’t you think you’re too old to sing rock and roll? I said: You’d better check with Mick Jagger” Cher Many years ago, I received this postcard to a new exhibit. When I checked with the gallery and found out the painting was $4,000, I framed the postcard. Sadly, I […]
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You Can’t Tell a Book by it’s Cover
All that glitters is not gold. William Shakespeare I just read a piece written by a friend’s son for the New York Times, The Best Book Covers of 2022, Dec.9, 2022. I love everything about this article. In fact, for that reason, I subscribed to the paper. To begin with, it made me laugh because […]
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Seasons of Change
Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. J.D. Salinger On Halloween, our son came over for dinner and after we had eaten we decided to watch, ET. I hadn’t seen it since it […]
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Another Look
Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up. Michael Gungor I am taking a few weeks off from my usual Thursday posts. During this time I’m reposting some writing from past months. It may be new to many of you. If you have read it before, I hope […]
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Desperation
I am only one, but I am one. I can’t do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. Edward Everett Hale Tuesday morning the sun shone brightly as nineteen, sweet, little children rushed to finish their breakfast and […]
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This Isn’t That
Things are not what they seem, they are not even what they are called. Francisco de Quevedo A couple of weeks ago, I was in line at the grocery store when the woman in front of me had a complete meltdown because she felt what she was buying hadn’t been priced correctly. Everyone around her […]
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Women Supporting Women
Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on. Serena Williams I was writing to a friend, yesterday, about the fact that men have it figured out when it comes to supporting each other. We all know about, “The Good Old Boys Club”. Women, on the other […]
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Aging with Grace 