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(Image source) As I was walking last summer, I ran into an old church friend . We stood squinting in the desert sun and caught up on old times. She asked probing questions, and we philosophized together. As we parted ways, she said “My husband and I came to your [...] 
O Magazine has a monthly feature called “Five Books That Made a Difference to [Famous Person]” in which some celebrity waxes poetic about the five books that made them who they are today. O hasn’t come knocking, but I’m not too proud to swipe a great concept; as promised, I’ll tell you about the books [...] 
Last night, the university’s Financial Aid office sent me a friendly note saying “Kid, your degree’s taken too long too long; we’re cutting you off. Merry Christmas, have a $2500 debt!” There’s no telling why they chose two days before Christmas to bear these good tidings. Why not [...] 
Christmas IS the season of miracles; I went running this morning! It’s been a YEAR since I lifted weights, and nearly six months since I regularly ran at the college track. Shameful. Because I’ve never been athletic, my workout wardrobe is somewhat… lacking: What the well-dressed slugabed is wearing this season
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Last weekend, Mr. Jaunty and myself helped with the Friends of Chamber Music Christmas concert at the Basilica of San Albino. Mr. Jaunty, with his musical sensitivity and melodious voice, was asked to perform two Fauré pieces. Yours Truly was hand-selected to… usher. Yes world, I was BORN to hand out programs. With [...] 
Back when men were men and I couldn’t reach the bathroom sink, my family played a lot of computer games. Jump Joe, Rampart, Dark Ages, Pac Man in 3-D, Dracula in London, Shooting Gallery, Joust, Mahjong… uh…. that Mario-esque thing with the treasure chests and inverted colors. Shareware, Shareware everywhere and not a thing to [...] 
Speaking of neat freaks… I recently whiled away several hours cleaning out my file drawer –ooh, goosebumps— and it was FASCINATING.
No joke; FASCINATING. In addition to the usual bank statements and lease agreements, that desk was harboring souvenirs of my past lives, people and events I’d nearly forgotten. For [...] 
Today’s feat of derring-do: I passed my [final] Final exam — possibly the last Final of my undergraduate degree. I’ve been college for centuries now, slogging through countless lectures, deadlines, research papers, outrageously overpriced textbooks, performances, meltdowns, and therapists…but the end is in sight. I feel a song coming on. Take it away, Motel Kamzoil! [...] 
When I was but a wee lass, I rearranged my mother’s entire library by book color, Roy G. Biv-style. She was not impressed. A few years later, I took it upon myself to overhaul her kitchen cupboards. It was reckless behavior, but I couldn’t help myself: “I have always been a woman who arranges things [...] 
This article speaks to me. My old boyfriend used to blather about his “crazy” ex-girlfriend. I trusted his judgment of her… until the day I realized that he constantly called me “crazy”— to my face! Why? Because I was emotional. Once I dumped him, the crying jags miraculously stopped. Turns out that [...] |
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