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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes – You Want a What?
I like my local tech store, really, I do. But I only visit the store about every six months and in that time, things…
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Confessions of a Cat Mom
I have two resident cats, plus one that drops by for breakfast and dinner on the front porch most weekdays. I live in suburbia…
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Word Play – Beware of Context -a tongue in cheek commentary
Teachers know that reading is a complex skill. It requires everything from knowing letters and sounds, having a well-developed sight word vocabulary and being able…
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Day and Night
Even the most mundane places can become mysterious and beautiful at night. Here are some examples, although none of the places could be considered …
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A Reading List for Our Time (Warning – Politics Ahead)
We live in puzzling times, particularly in the U.S. It is difficult to determine what is the result of a disinformation campaign and what is…
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California Driving – It’s No Dream (Sorry Mamas and Papas)
I learned to drive in an Edsel station wagon on the Los Angeles freeway system. Obviously, I’ve been driving in California for a long…
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April Showers and Sunshine
April used to be a month of celebrations for my family. There were four April birthdays; my son, my husband and two brothers-in-law. It marked…
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The Rule of Two
Recently, my Best Friend In the Whole World (BFITWW) graciously helped me out of a tight situation by going into my closet to retrieve…
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Remembrance
My brother-in-law passed away last month. He was a kind man. A retiree, he volunteered many hours with the Boy Scouts of America. The local…
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Shopping with a Holiday-Fried Brain, Giants in the Hills and Cashew Moments
Like so many others during the holiday season, I find myself making multiple trips to the grocery store to buy that one special ingredient…
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Travel Tips – The 15 Day Cruise
My Best Friend in the World and I recently returned from a fifteen day cruise to Hawaii. Hawaii is a uniquely beautiful place – everything…
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Fleet Week – San Francisco, CA
On October 8th, I was in San Francisco to see the Canadian Snow Birds and the Blue Angels perform in honor of Fleet Week. Both…
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