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Connections

Posted on February 26, 2019 by favoritephilosopher

It’s been a weird couple of weeks.  Months really.  When I returned from fall travels I sat down with my piano – just my piano and me – my childhood Chickering spinet upright – and started at the beginning.  I … Continue reading →

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Panama Canal Reboot November 2018

Posted on November 27, 2018 by favoritephilosopher

  The last time we went to the canal, it was in one fell swoop from Atlantic to Pacific. This time it’s Pacific to Gatun Lake to just sit for the night and go back the same way tomorrow. Last … Continue reading →

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Where am I? I don’t know.

Posted on July 12, 2018 by favoritephilosopher

I was always bad at world geography in grade school. Don’t know why. But my mom would make study questions for me and even then I was extremely elated and grateful for a low ‘B’.  Never had a problem with … Continue reading →

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Liza with a “Z”

Posted on July 1, 2018 by favoritephilosopher

What an incredible experience.  Liza fractured her spine last week and still showed up.  She had to sit the whole time which was more disappointing to her, I think, than us.  Michael Feinstein sang for us, then Liza came out … Continue reading →

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Would I or Wouldn’t I?

Posted on June 16, 2018 by favoritephilosopher

I have asked myself this difficult question many times over the years and have never been able to answer it well. Had I been a Catholic woman in Hitler’s Germany would I have housed my Jewish friends in my attic at … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Retirement

Posted on June 3, 2018 by favoritephilosopher

I am ECSTATIC to be retiring, make no mistake (!) Nevertheless, I am having definite feelings of grief I need to reconcile given the nature of my work and career path. The biggest challenge I face is the knowledge that I am … Continue reading →

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Fixer Upper

Posted on May 28, 2018 by favoritephilosopher

For the five and a half years we’ve lived here I have procrastinated cleaning out the nook on our patio eave that contains an old bird’s nest.  Every spring I would be about to do it when I’d see a … Continue reading →

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What about Bill?

Posted on November 16, 2017 by favoritephilosopher

My lingering anger about the harassing sexual abuser Bill Clinton may finally get some resolution. For years my anger at the hypocrisy of defending his disgusting behavior, ie taking advantage of a young woman who thought the most powerful man on … Continue reading →

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Gentle on My Mind

Posted on August 11, 2017 by favoritephilosopher

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ58YOgZi4M Wow. I have been so inexplicably sad the last few days over the death of Glen Campbell. The wonderful videos of his talent floating around have given me that sense that I wish I had paid more attention. … Continue reading →

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I Think I’ll Call Mom

Posted on June 17, 2017 by favoritephilosopher

I find it fascinating that, for those who had close relationships with their mothers, there is a seemingly universal experience after one’s mother passes. For years my mom would tell me how my dad experienced it with his mother and … Continue reading →

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