Category: First course
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Saturday Night’s All Right
Shhh. I am almost afraid to say it, for fear it might go away. I am off tonight, off on a Saturday night. I know! But, well, it’s my birthday and my GM is a nice guy, and I now have a Saturday to add to my usual Sunday and Monday off. My Wonderful Friend…
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Lex and Jali
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Riding the Train Backward
I have left South Florida twice since I moved here two-and-a-half months ago. This has caused commenter Joe in Vegas to wonder how come I go on vacation so much. Ha! No worries Joe: The first break was to take RG Daughter back to school–a literal drive across country, and although I wouldn’t undo one…
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Georgia on My Mind
I am winging my way north to Atlanta tomorrow to visit Jali’s House (see my blogroll)! Okay, not her actual house, but I am visiting Jali in person, and hopefully her pal Lex, both of whom frequently comment on RG. Honestly, I feel like I am going to get together with girlfriends I already know,…
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Happy Birthday
Birthdays are the epitomy of strange days, in their way. When you are a kid, they are the one day guaranteed to be filled with wonder and delight and me-only attention. Unless you are a kid in a large blended family, and mostly your birthday gets remembered at the last minute, say at dinner when…
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What’s in Your Car Trunk?
Here’s what’s always in mine: So I can always go here: Happy weekend everyone. More stories to come soon.
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Best Way to Beat the Blues
Having hit an unexpected low, I am putting the following plan into motion tomorrow: Get up early enough to have good light to snap a few photos on my walk/run. I promise to share. Go to the beach. Stay there, with a thick book (“I Am Charlotte Simmons” by Tom Wolfe) and plenty of bottled…
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It’s All Upside Down
“What the hell am I doing here?” I emailed a friend yesterday. In context, this question was asked after I wrote this: “I went out Monday night and drank waaaaaaay too much wine with a new friend 10 years my junior who can drink me under five tables (not too tough, since I am a…
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To Have a Pet or Not?
“Your mother needs a dog,” RG Daughter’s summer job boss told her. “There are SO MANY dogs in your area that are up for adoption that would be great for you,” says RG Daughter on this night, as she peruses the online options in Florida from her dorm room in Colorado. So easy for her…
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Kansas and More Kansas
As our marathon drive continued yesterday, we stopped in Abilene to see the Greyhound Hall of Fame. It is quite a spot. The moment we walked through the glass doors, a pair of beautiful animals wandered out to greet us. “That one was a grand champion,” said the woman staffing the information desk. We were…