My daughters were baffled when they got wind of the fact that I was not even an every-now-and-then doobie partaker. Bewildered that I never snorted anything. Flabbergasted that my high school years were not loaded with alcohol-infused partying. And I think a bit disappointed. They are still not convinced! According to them…“Are you kidding me?! […]
Rehearsal had come to an end (we thought) – the exertion evident in our sweaty productive fatigue – when we were asked to be seated for some group dynamics theatre “games”. One by one we went round the circle, told to describe each other’s character traits by way of a chosen flower. Naturally I have
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Several times a week I take a nice long walk with my cuz and my doggy nephew. He’s really my cousin too, but I like being Aunt Karen. So it’s been decided. Strolling the neighborhood, our conversations take many different paths. We reflect on the profound and ponder the meaningful and then easily segue into
Don’t even think about uttering… THE “C” WORD. Although several years ago for us, I am reminded that it is that time of year for many. Time when thoughts give voice to the dubious “C” word. A word that manages to escape from many a mouth… emphatic, unpleasant, tactless… over and over again. And friends
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Feeling a little poopy? A little droopy? Mopish? Bummed out? Weighed down? Unmotivated? Down in the dumps? ME TOO. And this “state of mind”, being the thief that it is, has STOLEN MY MOJO and I WANT IT BACK!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. But, I ask you, what’s a person to do? SOS. Yoo-hoo… Anybody at
School’s out! Summer is here! It’s time to reminisce about all those summer getaways with my nearest and dearest. Unforgettable memories. Lots and loads of extraordinary escapes from the city. I’m waxing nostalgic over outstanding FAMILY VACATIONS! Witnessing the Northern Lights dancing across the sky in Iceland – DAZZLING. Luxuriating in an overwater resort in
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I remember my sweet dad sharing bedtime stories he lovingly created while blissfully listening to the deep timber of his voice resonating as I lay upon his chest. With fuzzy hairs peeking out from his V-neck tee, his chest meant comfort and tenderness and fatherly love. As teenagers we had a range of ideas of
being the new girl in town… … was kind of a recurring theme; oft repeated and mostly neighborly. Why they practically rolled out the red carpet for me at my first apartment on East End Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood! “So I was told.” It must be confessed that I don’t remember much about
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Aaaaand… quadruple turn into an aerial then prep to whip thirty-two fouette turns into a side-straddle leap step kick your face slide into the splits then stand on your head and spin. 5-6-7-8 GO! Holy flexibility. I’m dizzy. Ouch. while back in my day Were you a dancer who could sing-ish, a singer who could dance-ish,
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Back in 1972, when I was a college freshman minoring in dance, my aha moment revealed itself when my need to wear a leotard all-day-every-day was nixed by my Quantitative Reasoning, Natural Sciences and Spanish professors. That being the case, I had no choice but to take another course of action by transferring to a
