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A Garden of Visual Delights
I resorted to wearing sunglasses and a painter's mask to do any gardening, even trimming the lemon tree. Upon seeing me, my [...]
Nevertheless She Persisted
I went on to become a journeyman operator and was proud to be a Union Maid.
Xfinity Triple Play
Neither of my children has a landline, nor network TV. One doesn’t own a TV. If he wants to watch a streaming service, [...]
Would a Coalition Government be Possible in the United States?
What happened to the Greens and why doesn't the Tea Party split with the Republican Party? Musings from a non-expert in the [...]
Dentist!
Steve Martin’s role as the dentist in Little Shop of Horrors captured how many of us feel about going to the dentist.
Have You Met Miss Jones?
I always liked the way my dad played the piano, inventing arrangements from a fake book and not just playing scripted sheet [...]
Somebody’s Ringin’ the Bell
I was approached by a young woman who asked if she could come to my house to show me some amazing knives. I said yes.
Drawing First Grade
My mom loves to tell a certain set of stories about me over and over. This is one of them: on my first day of first grade I [...]
Quirky Neighbors in a Modest Place
Add a land line phone and a black-and-white TV with a coat hanger for an antenna, and my décor was almost complete.
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