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The other kind of "green"

This week is Earth Day so of course I’m thinking green.   Not only because green stands for the environment and for living things and for the movement to save the planet.  On this particular Earth Day, I’m thinking green because of what else it represents–the color of money.  I’m not thinking money— to be made in environmentally conscious products […]

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breaking the chain

“Sorry: I hate these things.” Words at the top of an email  from a friend. I glance down the page. ….chose you  ….12 women who have touched my life….. with you together, nothing would be impossible. …   how special you are. yadda yadda yadda. They  all sound innocuous till you get  to the threats. ….. MAKE A WISH…..SEND THIS TO […]

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over the edge

    This is a pop quiz.    Question #1: What is the relationship between these women? (Scroll down for the answer)                 Answer: Mother and daughter.     Question #2: Which is which?   ( Hint:  I got it wrong when I saw  it.)                 […]

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behind closed doors

My friend Lynne came through town on a visit recently.  And she came bearing gifts, the largest being a huge bag of yarn to cluttercast.    For someone who lives way too far from family and lifelong friends,  the best gift she brought was herself.   I stay in touch  via old and new forms of communication—but Facebook is no substitute for a face. […]

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College crunch time: dreams, decisions and drama

April is the apex of the college crunch — as inevitable and seasonal as the holidays or hay fever. “The envelope please” are magic words not just at the Oscars, but at the “Ivies”. These days the college envelope might be opened online — but it hasn’t lost its drama. For the winners it’s the […]

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Degrees of separation

Sometimes I find it hard to take in the VAST size of our planet, when I think about the gazillions of people who inhabit it for real and in cyberspace.  So I’m always shocked when I have some experience that proves the opposite. Like recently I reconnected with an old friend on Facebook.  On her page I notice the […]

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