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May.24.2011
Today I decided to get a massage. At the end of my massage, I decided that I was going to go and steam before I showered. I see that a woman has entered where I remembered the steam room being located and she is disrobing in front of the door. She opens the door slightly and places her robe and...
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Dec.22.2010
Guilty as charged I am a foodie to the core. I love to go out to expensive restaurants, but during the holidays, it's the recipes from my childhood that make me revel in the thought of dining at home. In keeping with my Italian Catholic heritage tradition, I attempt the “7 Fish Feast” on Christmas...
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May.20.2010
My favorite pop song back in the day was Rupert Holmes' 'Escape', better known as the Piňa Colada song. There is something about the story telling in that song that is so wrong because it's an endorsement for cheating, yet so right because it acquiesces to a happy ending. When I hear it, even today...
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May.05.2010
You have to learn how to walk before you can fly. So why is it that in the rat race of life, everyone is in such a hurry to fly over you, under you or around you?
I know that sometimes I rush around when I do things the last minute. We all are guilty of that and I'm no different. But, sometimes...
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Apr.14.2010
I spent a lot of time in the doctor's office when I was a kid due to my asthma and allergies. Finding a new Highlights Magazine where the "Hidden Pictures" section hadn't been circled was always considered a jackpot sighting. But since I went every week I needed something else to...
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Mar.10.2010
John Hughes movies, my hair plus a can of Aqua Net defined not only the eighties but my high school years. I had a mirror in my locker and would check my hair and makeup in between classes. My most embarrassing moment was at the eleventh grade Junior Prom. I went with a guy that I didn't like just...
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About Tracy
I am currently finishing up editing my memoir and have started a second non-fiction piece on the inner workings of the nonprofit industry. I frequently blog about social media, cancer advocacy, food and technology.I am also co-producing a documentary on the...
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Tracy’s Favorite Books
The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
What the Dog Saw and Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell