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Surprise!

Mother’s Day started a few days early when this arrived at the front door.  The first surprise is how fresh flowers can survive packed up in a box. Another surprise is that V was here—and he didn’t mind that I got roses from another man: My ex-husband, H. To most people, that’s the biggest surprise-—that […]

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A link and a Blink

President Obama: “The…. true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated….The panel urges you most strongly to use the power of your office to remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase health care costs, cripple our Nation’s productivity, and devastate American lives.“ Some strong words […]

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Why I Choose You

I never signed up for this…..I’ve said that so often,  it’s the title of my blog.  Only this time,  I did sign up for this.  And here’s why: Did you ever have a moment when you can’t believe the world  is still spinning….because your world has turned upside down? My son’s 7th birthday was the […]

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She who laughs last….

It’s not something you see every day…..but this is an attitude about cancer I appreciate.  So I had to meet the person walking around with this sign attached to her back. The purple T- shirt is the clue that she’s a survivor—attending the Relay for Life at Monterey Peninsula College. Maria Robb is a mail […]

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losing it

I’m in the car returning from an appointment; continuing on my way to run an errand.  Only I forget where I was planning to go;  and I pull up to our house instead.  We live about 2 minutes away from my errand;  but instead of turning around, I figure I’ll go inside and pick up […]

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Down on chocolate

I heard the news on Twitter last night; and by now I’m sure you’ve heard it, too:  chocolate is tied to depression.  People who are depressed tend to eat more chocolate . Duh. Did they really need a scientific study to investigate this when they could have just come over to my house? Personally I’m […]

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