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Running in the real world
After college, I entered the ‘real’ world. I still loved running, but now, I wasn’t on a team or under the direction of a coach to run a specific time or distance. I also married my first husband (my high Read more
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My love of running
As a young child, I was dreadful at the typical sports played by children in the 1970’s. I had amblyopia (commonly known as ‘lazy eye’ where one eye is weaker than the other) and strabismus (where the eyes don’t work Read more
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One can never have too many clothes
As the third of four girls, growing up, I rarely had my own clothing that no one else had worn before. I can count the number of new outfits I wore during the first 16 or 18 years of my Read more
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Managing the Exits – lessons learned
Many will remember the George Clooney movie about terminating employees, and have a laugh at the idea of George flying around the world to exit people. Of course, that didn’t end well, but every once in a while, based on Read more
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But, we’re not Scandinavians! Entering the world of Albinism
As I contemplate the past 29 years since my son was born, and reflect on his birthday today, it brings to mind our journey. About 8 months or so after our wedding, we discovered that we were pregnant with our Read more
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Musings of a Gen X Parent
When my daughter was teaching in a preschool a few years ago, the director of the school brought in an ‘expert’ to discuss generational differences. My darling Millennial assessed it as a means for the director to finally understand how Read more
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The real ‘dirt’ on me
I had a rather ‘mean girls’ type of experience recently with another woman trying to say that she had all kinds of ‘dirt’ on me. It was all made up, and basically drama for the sake of drama. I found Read more
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Becoming a Culinary Explorer
I’ve traveled to a lot of countries at this point in my life. Often, my travels have been for work, but increasingly they are for pleasure. I’d like to share my thoughts about eating out in general, and in other Read more
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The Season of Lent 2019 – Week 1
From the Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church USA, . . . The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for Read more
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On the road again, and hungry!
How to choose a restaurant when traveling I’ve been asked how I decide which restaurants I go to when visiting a city for the first time. Here are my thoughts about picking where to go: Recommendations by friends or family Read more
