I have been hearing a lot of resentment over the student loan forgiveness plan that Biden introduced the other day – this is in addition to the billions that has already been forgiven, which evidently wasn’t noticed by the naysayers. There are two camps complaining here – one is the “$10K is not enough – […]
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All week, I’ve been seeing the “Valentine’s Day Challenge.” You know the drill – where did you meet, who said “I love you first,” etc. I’ve done it a couple of times, and once in a while, the answers about who does what NOW change – but basically, it’s old news. Valentine’s Day is not
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Wow – and in the middle of blogging about what great things happened in 2020, 2021 comes in with a freaking BANG A RANG! Holy Cow! I feel like 2020 is trying its hardest to become a distant memory. The first week of January is always a busy one for me. I go back to
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And…scene. We knew it would happen, didn’t we? I got the initial blog out, I got the blog honoring my adorable grandchildren out (the most important one), and now, I have five blogs worth of stuff and already writing 2021 on my imaginary checks. So here is where we are. And you know what? That’s
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In light of my “let’s find something good that happened in 2020” attitude, I have to start with something I never expected and feel incredibly blessed to have been able to develop – a deep bond with my grandsons and their mother that gives new meaning to the word “family.” When I was growing up,
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As Christmas loomed closer, and it appeared we would have another holiday stuck in our homes, with little interaction, the horrors of the year fell on everyone’s head. At a family gathering, small as it was, we had a toast – “Here’s hoping next Christmas is better.” “Let’s hope 2021 isn’t so bad.” “Things can’t
Disclaimer – I would never suggest that I know more than anyone about their own personal health and situations, and I do know that there are people who are unable to take vaccines – or whose medical team has indicated it would not be advisable. I also know there are religious components to the vaccine
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Disclaimer – actually written the night of Thanksgiving And there you have it. Thanksgiving was different this year. Thanksgiving was different –just like every day since mid-March. Like all the other holidays –not only the religious or cultural holidays like Easter, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Diwali, etc. – but even the downhome American barbecue holidays
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Recently, someone with whom I had several friends in common posted something controversial on Facebook. Over the next two days, I watched numerous people remove this person from their social circle. His comments (which addressed the Kyle Rittenhouse situation) were insensitive, insulting, and exposed the inner racism this person perpetuated and supported. What was interesting
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Trigger warning: this post contains descriptions of bullying and racism. Sometimes I don’t understand people… I just finished watching “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (great movie, by the way – awesome movie). And it occurs to me that we are just not nice a lot of the time. Recently, I got into a conversation
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