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Posted on May 5, 2015 by travelfoodandlife

Back in the late 90s, the creators of “Thirtysomething” wrote a tv show called “Once and Again.”  It was about blended families and second chances, and it often made me cry, which I like in a tv show. Marin Hinkle played … Continue reading →

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Marissa Mayer and Deadly Sins

Posted on September 9, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

The week before I left for vacation in Australia (and more on this in future posts), I came across a long article about Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo!.  She’s in the news a lot as she tries to turn … Continue reading →

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Jessica Fletcher, Badass

Posted on August 29, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I love watching television.  I try not to do too much of it because my taste in TV tends to fall into the lowest common denominator category rather than the subversive, intelligent category (think NCIS and Grey’s Anatomy rather than … Continue reading →

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Code Switching: do you do it?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

[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 →

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Girls from the Past

Posted on July 15, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

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

Posted on July 4, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

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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Things I Learned When My Dad Wrecked My Car

Posted on June 25, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

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

Posted on June 20, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

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 →

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Confessions: I Love Nespresso

Posted on June 17, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

[I wrote a version of this almost five years ago on a different blog.  I’m cribbing from that entry and adding a little extra, because, really, nobody likes a rerun.] I played hookie one day last week to go see … Continue reading →

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Karaoke

Posted on June 14, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

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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