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Category Archives: life
Code Switching: do you do it?
[My friend Diane, who lives in Singapore and is married to an Australian man, and I have been discussing code switching over e-mail for the past few weeks. She suggested it as a post topic for me, but I haven’t … Continue reading
Girls from the Past
There was a three-week period of time during which I cast aspersions on a young relative, accusing him of being spoiled and lacking basic life skills. I found out that I live in a glass house and that I’ve been … Continue reading
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“Passion” Bugs
I think that one of the most overused words is “passion” and its variations. As in, “What’s your passion?” or “My passion is X,” or “I’m really passionate about A, B, and C.” “Passion” (the word, not the thing) makes … Continue reading
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Patience
[I wrote this for my writing class at SMU a few years ago, so this isn’t new content. It’s also not my usual kind of blog post: it’s thinly veiled fiction, and it’s very long. We’ll be back to our … Continue reading
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Things I Learned When My Dad Wrecked My Car
My dad wrecked my car last July. He and my mom took it to dinner so I could pick up my sister at the airport in their SUV. They got home about five minutes before we did. After my sister … Continue reading
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Bartender Trouble
I have a bartender problem. I only noticed it in the past year, but I figured out it’s been going on since I was 19. What I mean by bartender problem is that I seem to be wired to develop … Continue reading
Karaoke
When you’re a child, everyone talks about how hard it is to be an adult. Of course, children never believe this, because it seems like adults get to do whatever they want, plus they have children around to act as … Continue reading
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Steaks, Cigars, and Soul Mates
When I was in law school, my friends and I went out every Thursday. The school trained us to do this by providing a school-sponsored keg party every other Thursday on campus called “Arbitration.” After Arbitration, we’d go looking for … Continue reading
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Youth Circuses, Bat Mitzvahs, and Doing What You Love
Every year for the past few years, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to visit as many far away friends as possible. The airlines are usually cooperative with affordable fares at least a couple of times a year to … Continue reading
Eggs
It’s official – I’m harvesting my eggs. I’ve been through consultations with three different doctors, had blood drawn three times (traumatic), and had a mammogram. It’s on like Donkey Kong, as the Manning brothers might say. I’m 40. I’ve been … Continue reading
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Travel, Food, and Life 