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Thursday, May 6, 2010

The bedroom retreat -- "me time" and other myths.

One big trend in the room makeover shows on HGTV is the "bedroom as retreat." The idea is, it's not just for sleeping, it's a getaway, a luxurious, spa-like place to relax and pamper yourself. You shut the door on the stress of the busy world, the kids, the racket and distraction. A lavender candle,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Immigration Policy

It seems convoluted to me that our gov't is so interested in building walls along the Mexican border to keep out people who want to work, while they let rich Middle Easterners who hate our way of life fly in at will. The ones trying to escape the poverty and crime take entry level, low-paid jobs.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Understanding your parents

Comes a time they’ll forget your angelic face as it looked during sweet baby dreams and how your body curved beneath fuzzy blankets. Maybe toes peeped out or tiny unfurled fists lay open against the sheet and they resisted the urge to plant a kiss in the palm because when little angels wake... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 3, 2010

Sorry about that...

I watched intermittently ESPN's broadcast of the White House Correspondents' Dinner the other night. That's an hour of my life I'll never get back. The president was there. He made some jokes that the audience applauded, but stayed on the dais about five minutes beyond my attention span. I love his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

My favorite TV show is over: Farewell to "Bill Moyers' Journal"

One of the most thought-provoking, highest quality shows ever is gone. Bill Moyers set a standard, a very high bar for all others to try to reach. He's brought civility and kindness to controversial topics, treated his guests with respect while getting to the truth of matters, and generally served... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

"A misty moisty morning when cloudy was the weather

I chanced to meet an old man clothed all in leather,..." Shame on me, I don't know who wrote this old nursery rhyme, but as it's foggy and mysterious out there, it just seems to fit the day. "It's May, it's May, the darling month of May, the month when all the boys and girls go blissfully astray,"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Close encounter in the soft drinks aisle...

The old woman was dressed in dark clothes, long sleeves, neat skirt nearly to her ankles, nice black oxfords, her silver streaked hair pulled neatly back into a bun. She wore no makeup, moved decisively, and the little boy with her was obedient and polite. Made me think of the Italian grandmothers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

George's Thumb...

I believe I shared that story with you several months ago. Old George lived next door when I was a kid, and he was a purveyor of tall tales. He'd hunker down in his wooden rocking chair, we kids would gather in a circle on the linoleum, and he'd talk us back to those thrilling days of yesteryear. So... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Falling out of love

Sign on the front of an internet cafe, Capitol Hill, Seattle: I'm still very much in love with that first, false image I had of you... It’s weird how it happens. That perfect match you fell in love with, your Mr. Right, morphs somehow into someone else. Over time he falls out of love and into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

It's all a horse race after all...

I had this lunch date with Sol, a kind of high-level truce negotiation. We walked the three blocks from the college to a lunch joint on Broadway where they bake their own artisan bread and brew the soup from scratch. The outer wall was exposed brick, the woodwork dark and lovingly restored. There... Sign in to see full entry.

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