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The treasures of travel are often invisible to others

This time, there was the running joke: “Wer ist gestorben?”  (Who died?) Or the Vine that spawned many rounds of “Oooh, you touched my tra-la-la.”   (Somehow this is much funnier and slightly less off-putting when being bantered about by … Continue reading

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America – beautiful in any language

Last night during the Superbowl, in case you missed it, the Coca-Cola company ran this commercial: And quite predictably, a lot of people hated it.  Mostly because there is apparently a rule somewhere that songs about America cannot be sung … Continue reading

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The bubble experiment is a bust

Way back when we were still sort of working with a curriculum, Maya and I would periodically try a “science” experiment.  We had – and probably still do have, if I look in the far reaches of my closet – … Continue reading

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So long 2013, and thanks for a great year!

Maya told me yesterday that 2013 was her ‘best year ever’, and looking back I have to agree that it was a good one, thus totally debunking the myth that 13 is an unlucky number.   (In our family we … Continue reading

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The Joy of Book-ing

This morning I went to the library and came home with five books.  They are: “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore: Decided I have to check out this YA series because I keep seeing it everywhere & so that … Continue reading

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Finding the time

Some of the things I love to do, in no particular order: Knit, crochet, sew, write, read, exercise, take photos. My struggle is never against boredom, but against time.   I find myself, often, putting off things like a sewing … Continue reading

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Oreos are not the anti-christ

I am so sick of hearing parents preach about food to their kids. Not once while growing up do I remember my Mom launching into a speech about the evils of certain foods or how “we don’t eat that in … Continue reading

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Happy that the kids are (still) home

If you are on Facebook and spent any time scrolling through today’s activity, you can’t have helped but notice the large numbers of parents openly rejoicing about the fact that they once again can ship their kids off to school … Continue reading

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Wandering

Holiday weekends are a good time to be a resident in NYC.  The streets are noticeably emptier and quieter.   I suppose tourists can be found in bulk around 42nd St. and at places like Coney Island, but otherwise you … Continue reading

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Let’s get real

As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized some things about myself that were kind of shocking in that they stood in direct opposition to the image I’d always held of myself in my brain; an image born of years of cultural … Continue reading

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