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A Night at the Round Table
The BBC still makes programs worthy of a gathering the family together for an evening in front of the ‘box.’ My family has spent that last two Saturdays swept up in a post-modern re-conception of Camelot. Normally, I barely … Continue reading
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Zumba Humbug
I came to Zumba as the next best thing to a Bollywood dance class. One of many things I like about big Bollywood wedding scenes is that the atrophied aged bounce to the Bhangra with as much fervor and the … Continue reading
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Fortytude
“I thought it would be easier in your forties.” The speaker was in her mid-twenties and on the cusp of the balance between career and a committed relationship. ”Your kids are older. You have more time for yourself.” Those of … Continue reading
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Long time passing…
On 11 September 2001, I dropped my then two-year-old son off at pre-school, got back in the car, and began to drive home. Turning left onto my street, an NPR reporter (I think it was Scott Simon) tried to figure … Continue reading
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Got Mine; $@%*# You!
We expect children to be selfish. Once on the swing, they don’t want to get off so someone else can have a turn pretending to fly. They forget that they used to need a big kid to get off the … Continue reading
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