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Saturday, November 26, 2005

ON THE WAY TO TAIPEI

It's a (relatively) clear day in L.A.. The flight from Boston was non-stop and uneventful, the best kind. When the cab pulled up to our garage at 5 a.m. this morning, it was still dark. RG is always helpful in these moments when I'm distracted, trying to focus on the essentials, tickets, brochures,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

BELLIGERENCE AT THE BORDER

Our national paranoia fueled by the all consuming fires of fear is the only tool the Bush administration has ever had in their arsenal for maintaining their power over us. And indeed they did have power over us - but they never succeeeded in winning the respect of the rest of the world that displays... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 21, 2005

WHO MISSES GRANDMA?

Adia Lily, my three and a half year old granddaughter, asked her dad this question during my last visit. Adia lives in Montreal with her English speaking mom, my daughter, and her French speaking dad. French is the language of choice at home (my daughter is fluent) but everyone makes the effort to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 24, 2005

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

How many mirrors do you have in your house? Where are they placed and why are they there? Being a woman who has always been conscious of the affect she has on her target audience, I'd be lost without my mirrors. Now that RG and I live in a townhouse with two and a half bathrooms, there are more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

YOUNG LOVE, FIRST LOVE

I hadn't had sex yet, so it must've been the year I was twelve, going on 13. The song "Young Love" was number one then and a gorgeous, blue eyed, square jawed blond named Tab Hunter had disposed Elvis Presley from the top of the pop-rock music charts. My first real boyfriend was not yet on the scene... Sign in to see full entry.

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