Tag: life
member name: Elizabeth Madrigal
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December 17, 2008 05:29 PM EST --
This post isn't for those thrifty, efficient people who started buying presents back in August during the first series of sales, but for My People . You know who you are. December 17th . . .
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January 27, 2009 06:48 PM EST --
It may have started with the neighbor lady five houses down. She had some of the loveliest gladiolas, camelias and irises I have ever seen, but it is her roses I still remember fondly. . . .
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April 01, 2008 11:27 PM EDT --
How I envy those who worship God and attend mass with seeming impunity. I fear the homily is always directed at me, confirmed by my involuntary blushing. As there is no blood spurting from their . . .
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July 17, 2008 07:01 PM EDT --
I get a lot of emails, but I have to admit, the one I got today sickened me. It was from CommonDreams.org's News Center, and republished an article from The Independent, a United Kingdom . . .
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July 02, 2008 06:05 PM EDT --
She was Jewish like all my good friends in grammar school and lived in East Gloucester right across from the beach. Two minutes to have your bare feet on the wooden bridge and another minute to reach . . .
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December 14, 2007 04:00 AM EST --
There are some relationships for which I cling to the concept of spiritual immortality. After all, there is no down side to this argument. If I physically return to stardust or ashes at the end of my . . .
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June 20, 2008 12:33 AM EDT --
Years ago no one seemed to complain about their jobs. Raises were expected annually and promotions were the reward for those who excelled, and we all expected to work, save and retire some day. . . .
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December 12, 2008 12:26 AM EST --
Feeling sorry for myself isn't really my style, although lately it has been a challenge to remember that. So here is my gratitude list today.
First of all I have a new grandchild on the . . .
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December 05, 2007 02:13 AM EST --
As soon as our children could understan d the concept of 'place and time', I assured them our sojourn in 'The City' was temporary.
"Don't worry about living in this condo," . . .
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June 04, 2008 07:48 PM EDT --
As a young child I remember being fascinated by my father's tattoo. It was on his left forearm, just below the elbow. Encompassing about four square inches, it was both red and black . . .
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October 19, 2007 07:42 PM EDT --
Some of the British government's smallest minds have been lobbying for a new tactic to contain the cost of running their free National Health Care System. They want the government . . .
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January 05, 2008 09:59 PM EST --
It all started when our son told us he was dog shopping.
" Don't get a dog. You're not ready for that much responsibility."
"Mom, I'm twenty-three years old, I write . . .
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December 21, 2008 05:26 PM EST --
Rarely do I find the mainstream culture reflecting what I believe, as I get a little out there sometimes. Maybe not up to a Woo-Woo level, but when I am feeling particularly desperate I have been . . .
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January 24, 2008 11:10 PM EST --
Mark Urka's book on tea is both fascinating and inspirational as I've indicated in my previous book review and follow-ups, but the diet was the main reason I wanted to read it. This is the last . . .
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March 28, 2008 03:52 PM EDT --
Journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad's report presents a stark contrast to Senator McCain's rosy "facts on the ground" analysis, garnered during his recent homogenized Photo Op commemorating . . .
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March 10, 2009 02:45 PM EDT --
Ye of little faith, shame on you. Still don't believe in miracles? Look around you. Have you noticed a rose bush in bloom? The sun rise and set? The taste of a garden tomato or the power of art? . . .
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May 17, 2009 05:22 PM EDT --
Lately I have spent a lot of time feeling grateful for the people in my life. So many encouraged me when I decided to take a leap of faith and pursue a new career. I am going into the non-profit . . .
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September 05, 2007 01:53 AM EDT --
Almost two years ago my 78-year-old neighbor called and asked me to drive her to the hospital to visit her 83-year-old husband. It would have been easier if she knew which hospital he was in, or . . .
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