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June 15, 2015
It’s the day you’ve been waiting for: your beloved son or daughter is home from his/her first year of college. If you’re like many other parents, within about three days (by which we mean hours), your joy is threatened by disbelief that after a year of being mostly independent, your kid STILL can’t hang up […]
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February 11, 2015
For many people, the month of February conjures up images of happy, loving couples celebrating their long-term love with a glittering gift, two-dozen red roses and a romantic candlelit dinner a deux. That’s the Hallmark Card version of life. The reality for most is that Valentine’s Day is a reminder of how hard it is […]
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October 21, 2014
I went out for my routine jog this morning, just a leisurely 2.5-mile route. Chose to turn off the music for a change. After about 8 minutes of my thoughts wandering to various past and future conversations, my mind settled down and I noticed the trees, the water, the dogs on their leashes, the meandering […]
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