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“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou *** Today is officially one month of wedded bliss. A lot of friends have asked if it feels different being married. It does, actually. Because although we were committed to… Read more
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“Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.” – Joan Didion *** In my job as a court reporter, I usually see people on their worst day. A bad custody case. A messy divorce. A family dispute over money. A person being sentenced to prison because they made the bad decision to… Read more
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I think it’s safe to say that most of us (here in NY at least) are currently suffering from a phenomenon known as cabin fever. That phrase first appeared in 1918. Historians suggest that it described the madness of early settlers in North America who were trapped for long winters inside their log cabins. ***… Read more
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Mike and I traveled to Nevada together about six months after we started dating. We actually planned the trip within the first month that we were together. I remember thinking even though we barely knew each other, it felt right planning that far ahead. I had no trepidations about it, no fear that we wouldn’t… Read more
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“Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” – Rose Kennedy From the day we are born to the day we die, it’s the moments in between that make up life. But what is a moment, really? Perhaps, the best comparison would be saying it’s like taking that screenshot of something we need to… Read more
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I realize I haven’t been on here in a minute. Life has been crazier than usual. The part of my brain that houses the writer in me has been closed for business lately. But… I read recently that you don’t really know a person until life tests them. And that really resonated with me. It… Read more
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Last I remember, I was happily swimming in the ocean water. There was a light breeze in the air and multi-colored kites were flying high in the sky above. I could see my carefully picked-out spot on the beach where my umbrella and warm blanket awaited my return. I was unusually aware of the sun’s… Read more
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I remember when I first realized Mike was still Mike, cognitively speaking, that is. It was two days after the stroke. The amazing nurse I’ve talked about, Christine, was asking him the usual set of questions that were necessary to assess the extent of any brain injury. At this point, we were still in the… Read more
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Life is full of little ironies. And they’re sometimes so subtle that we don’t fully recognize them. When it hits just right, you definitely know it, though. But irony is a tricky concept and it’s often used incorrectly. Remember Alanis Morissette’s big hit? The examples she sings about aren’t irony at all but mere coincidence… Read more
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I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One Nation. Under God. Indivisible. With Liberty and Justice for All. *** On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at around 8:30 a.m., I took my three-year-old, Sam, to Mommy & Me. It was a wonderful resource… Read more
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