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Such Devoted Sisters
Prompted By Siblings
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“Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters.” This 1954 Irving Berlin song was sung by Rosemary Clooney in the movie White Christmas, and my sisters and I learned to sing it at an early age. And we are devoted, it’s not just a song lyric. I feel incredibly lucky to have my two sisters. As I…
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Nice Day for a White Wedding
Prompted By Ceremony
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Whenever I hear the term "white wedding" now, the Billy Idol song starts running through my head.
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Up, Up and Away
Prompted By Graduation
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The girls wore long gowns and white gloves, and the boys wore tuxedos. The girls also carried bouquets of long-stemmed roses in colors that were coordinated with our gowns.
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The Milk Bottle
Prompted By Those We Miss
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I was born on my father's 42nd birthday. He always said that I was the best birthday present he ever got.
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Law school and basketball
Prompted By Sports
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How basketball saved my sanity in law school.
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Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Prompted By What We Listened To
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Sixties and Seventies music is still the best!
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Maybe I’m Amazed
Prompted By My First Paycheck
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The summer before college I had a job that changed my entire life. If only it had changed the nation's history as well.
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Hitchin’ A Ride
Prompted By Dangerous Deeds
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Two college girls on a somewhat risky summer adventure.
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Modern Dance Lessons
Prompted By Lessons
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Looking back at modern dance lessons in Manhattan, and the drive through the Holland Tunnel to get there.
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Sadie Hawkins Dance
Prompted By Teenager in Love
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A freshman girl is daring enough to ask a senior boy to the Sadie Hawkins Dance.
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