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Insurrection
Insurrection is an art and like all arts has its own laws. Leon Trotsky I was listening to the news at lunch, yesterday, when I heard about the attack on our Government. I turned on the television and sat in stunned silence as I watched a mob descend on the Capitol. It was as though […]
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Different
To be nobody but yourself in a world doing its best to make you everbody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting. E. E. Cummings The large window in the front of our condo looks out unto a school and park. There is a big, grassy […]
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Validation
She realized that opinions were a dime a dozen, validation was for parking, and loyalty wasn’t a word but a lifestyle. Unknown If I had read this quote when I was working as a retail manager in luxury sales, I would have put it on a needlepoint pillow. A thick skin is a job requirement […]
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Joy
For I’ve grown a little leaner, grown a little colder, grown a little sadder, grown a little older. And I need little angel sitting on my shoulder. Need a little Christmas now. Jerry Herman When I heard the song, We Need a Little Christmas, I thought about how it applied to the Holidays this year. […]
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Continuation
Now, as we close one chapter, the pen is gradually inking up, preparing itself to write the next. Mie Hansson The autumn leaves and pumpkins decorating the mantle give way to Santa Clauses, as one season slides into the next. Halloween and Thanksgiving have sped by and we begin to look toward Christmas. Many other […]
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Celebration
Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you’re giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism. Caroline Kennedy Tomorrow, in the United States, we are celebrating Thanksgiving. A holiday that has become about families gathering together to eat lots of food, watch football and hopefully, take a minute to be thankful for […]
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Thanksgiving
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickons Looking through my photos, I came across this scene from a wedding reception we attended, several years ago. Even with dark clouds threatening a downpour, we stayed dry through dinner. I thought what […]
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Observation
You can observe a lot just by looking. Yogi Berra My morning walk often takes me to The Reading Garden. It is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the city. The space is filled with quotes, sculptures and a tiny, free library. It offers a moment for quiet reflection. Here I am able to […]
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Vulnerabilty
To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt. Susan Sontag Hendrik Grise was teaching commercial art classes at a small college in California when I first met him. During the heyday of fashion illustration […]
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Winter Weather
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep . Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost Earlier this week, we had our first snowfall of the season. As I look out the window, […]
Aging with Grace 