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May.15.2013
Dinner Rituals and Reflections
As I minced the basil and tomatoes fixing to toss them in the mix of squash and mushrooms sautéing on the stove, I began to ponder the many rituals of dinner. Dinner was and is my favorite meal as this is the time when the family crawls in from...
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Apr.24.2013
I first encountered the expression "onion skinned" in my grade school textbook. It means being very sensitive and easy to hurt. Because onions have thin skins. But onions also have a lot of layers, which can mean that there is more than meets the eye with an "onion person". Also, some onions are...
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Apr.15.2013
Defining Lenses
Ambling a park during Sonoma County’s luscious spring season; trying not to sneeze myself unconscious a reoccurring epiphany pervaded my thoughts. It began after a recent conversation with my mother. Being back in California after almost two years in the east coast, where...
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Apr.05.2013
I thought you got me~
that you understood:
my moods,
my quirks,
my crazy love for you.
But,
here I am,
explaining once again
how I meant what I said,
but not what you heard.
© annettealaine-2013
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Mar.29.2013
Scrabble (International, Mattel, Inc.,photo credit: Wikipedia)
Recently, someone asked my father for a favor. Daddy, being the dependable guy he is, immediately complied. He then sent a rather long follow-up e-mail to the person in question, detailing what he did and what needed to happen next. But...
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Mar.13.2013
Went off on co-workers yesterday. Did the same yesterday. Not very professional of me.
It was minor. Others might not consider it going off. There were three incidents involving my expertise and the things I do to enable others to do their things. It's a big...
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Feb.15.2013
What Would You Say
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Earlier this week one of my readers wrote to me, she asked “What would you say?” She has experienced her share of grief and estrangement. She has been estranged from family members.
What would I say to the people that are no longer in my life?
For a...
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Feb.04.2013
I received an email from my dead cousin on Friday last. I was startled. I was taken aback. I was suspicious. A mix of emotions within the few seconds before I clicked it open.
My British cousin, Alison, died two years ago. Exactly to this day - Monday - if you go by the day of the week. She...
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Dec.02.2012
It is the season of giving -- and depression. It is not just the lack of sun as the nights grow longer moving closer to the winter solstice, but the lack of resources that makes us unhappy. Those who have give and those who have not . . . say nothing and hide. People never realize how little...
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Nov.10.2012
The Communists were in power. The year: 1988. The place: the territory and city of Kaliningrad, named for a buddy of Joe Stalin. My wife and I were there for the day, exploring the bleak, gray remains of several centuries – none bleaker or...
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