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Archive for November, 2009

I’ve Seen Fire, and I’ve Seen Rain

• November 20, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Confession, Recommendations, childhood
Tags: childhood heroes, Fire and Rain, Fred Rogers, grandmother, James Taylor, menopause, Mister Rogers, scalpers, Sweet Baby James


Free Things New Yorkers Value Most

• November 15, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in New York, Reality Check, truth
Tags: air, drinking water, free things, love of family and friends, network television, New York, New York magazine, New Yorkers, public bathrooms, right to vote, subway musicians, The Onion


Woulda Coulda Shoulda

• November 13, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Being There, Book Reviews, Identity, writing
Tags: books, calling, career advice, ghostwriting, jealousy, Kathryn Stockett, masters thesis, priest, regret, reunion, story, The Help, the South, writing


Now Serving Lunch; Don’t Eat Here

• November 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Being There, Dichotomies, Reality Check, Spiritual metaphor, food
Tags: Cambria, Chinatown, daughter, eat first, eating, I Take My Chances, Mary Chapin Carpenter, restaurant, suburbia, suburbs, sushi, warning


Intention vs. Passivity

• November 1, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Confession, Identity, Recommendations, Relationships, gratitude
Tags: Bible, breast cancer, burned out, cancer, death, desert, doctor, favorite people, freedom, friends, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 17, parched, plastic surgeon, Psalm 16, Psalms, waste


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