Month: February 2012

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Feb 29, 2012

When Father’s front and center

“Okay,” I said. “I’m finking,” he said, “of something that has feathers and wings and a beak.”  He peered at me, eager, excited, anticipation tracing across his features.  Would Mama

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Feb 28, 2012

Male and female differences apparent in The Great Purse Debate

It happened the other night. There I was, scrabbling around in my handbag, trying to find the Chapstick. Digging, digging, blood pressure rising… From the bowels of the closet, this

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Feb 23, 2012

I may not be Bartholomew, but I think I’ve got his hats

I didn’t know when I said “I do” that what I was really saying was, “From here on out and forever more, I am no longer just a cheerful, carefree

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Feb 21, 2012

Mother analyzes world of sports, shares her own adrenaline rush

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Feb 15, 2012

All I want is the perfect purse

For me, it was the Chapstick.  That’s all I wanted, rummaging there in my purse.  Oh, that purse… “I need a new one,” I’d said to The Mister months ago

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Feb 14, 2012

From board games to socks, from babies to laughter – giving thanks

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Feb 08, 2012

When it gets physical (you’re not an orphan)

Quiet, kind, the man with the healing hands said, “I’ve always thought that was a component of it for you.” Huh. Really?  Stress turned physical, tightening muscles, pulling bones, causing

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Feb 07, 2012

Classmates reunite, talk of joy, tragedy, life, and God

Like a coal, glowing, it rests just there in my chest. Days later, I feel its warmth whenever my thoughts go back… From far-flung states, they’d come. From a far-off

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Feb 03, 2012

Super Bowl should end with x’s, o’s, and apologies