Monthly Archives: September 2013

Days like these.

So there’s a newer way to express yourself on social media these days. First came the emoticon. That little face with the smile or the grin or the frown or the scowl, that you could add to whatever statement you … Continue reading

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Water ways.

“This water’s so hot!” says the woman who’s just come off the ramp. I am on my way out. I give her a smile and say that it’s not really that hot at all, after a bit. The hydrotherapy pool. … Continue reading

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Bread lines.

The explosion of social media has given us many things. Some good, some bad, some not worth grading. One of the things that make me nuts is the number of people who need to photograph a meal on a plate, … Continue reading

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The day the world didn’t end.

It’s just about, almost, nearly but not quite, two years since I was in New York. We didn’t arrive until after September 11th. We planned it that way. After nearly three decades of wanting to go to New York, I … Continue reading

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Slices of our condition.

My daughter and I cross the bridge to visit my sister, her aunt. We shouldn’t take long, it’s supposed to be the quickest way. But there’s been an incident somewhere up ahead, and the cars crawl along, if they move … Continue reading

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