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Monthly Archives: December 2005
The things I do because I love my family…
The week before Thanksgiving, I got a call from my cousin Winnie. In her business-like manner and slight european accent, she channeled “Fiddler on the Roof” and said, “Marisa, do I have a man for you!” Before I go any … Continue reading
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Ready for home
I leave for home in less than 48 hours, and I am more than ready to make the switch, from independent young woman living on her own in the big city, to daughter, living with parents and sister. I am … Continue reading
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Zeynep–a girl or an alien race, you be the judge
A friend of a friend lives in Turkey. He is dating a young woman named Zeynep. When our friend first told us this, we all had puzzled looks flash across our faces. Ingrid said, “It sounds like a kind of … Continue reading
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Random Friday–The Ready for the Weekend Edition
Welcome Friday, I am so glad you are here. Because you are here, I know it is time again for me to send my iPod into shuffle and tell you what the first ten songs to show up are. Round … Continue reading
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Typing
Keyboarding was the most valuable class I took in middle school. These days I consider that one semester I spent with Mrs. Hartzell among the most useful in my life. Not that I enjoyed it while I was in it. … Continue reading
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Overheard at Reading Terminal
Yesterday I was standing in the back of Iovine’s Produce in Reading Terminal, chatting with a clerk while I waited for them to bring up a couple of cases of fruit for me from the basement (part of our APHA … Continue reading
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How am I smart?
I’ve been standing behind a booth for 8+ hours a day for the last three days, and still have tomorrow to contend with, so my creative juice machine is barely eeking out the trickle of inventive liquid necessary to get … Continue reading
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Hide and seek
Saturday afternoon I got home from setting up the booth at APHA to two emails. One from Luna and another from Mr. Blankbaby himself. They had both written to invite me to see The Chronicles of Narnia with them that … Continue reading
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Break up pain, all over again
Last night I went to a party and met my ex-boyfriend Ted’s new girlfriend. I was totally thrown by this experience. Ted and I have been broken up for a year and a half, and have recently become friends. We … Continue reading
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Parking
This afternoon I had to drive down to the Pennsylvania Convention Center to pick up my office’s passes for the APHA meeting. Trying to find parking in that area, especially the day after several inches of snow is not my … Continue reading
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