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The NO word

Tin has recently started saying yes, because for over a year the only word that he truly loved to say was no. Which is very interesting because it is the one word that I have the most trouble saying. Except today: 1) The dentist thinks I should change my crown because it is yellowing – no, I said. 2) The yardwork estimate came in five times what I expected – no, I said. 3) The…

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Q. E. D.

Remember I was just talking about life lessons learned, how not to judge something quickly or on face value because there could be more to the story. I saw this gown on this new site Pinterest, this gorgeous gown and thought how exquisite is that? Within a half hour, I learned that the designer is now being fired for being an anti-Semite. Suddenly the gown’s allure is poof, gone. quod erat demonstrandum or što je i…

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Remember the phrase

You know all those adages like a child arrives with a loaf of bread under their arm – it answers the question “how the hell are we going to afford a child?” – and the one my father  oft said the darkest hour is just before dawn, and so did the Mamas and the Papas by the way, but my father said it in Ladino, which gave it that air of mystery and familiarity all…

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Confessions of numbing

I am approaching this year as one where I am not looking for the usual bandaids to get me through the stress of every day life and worry. As a matter of fact by practicing nonattachment I’m trying to let go of worry all together as a pass time. Examples of progress: I had decided to tear out the grass in the backyard to plant a vegetable garden – estimate $1000. Vegetable garden cancelled –…

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