You just never know do you? Relationships that you think will last don’t, and those you assume will fade away… they become stronger, more meaningful than you could imagine. Back in March I wrote about my coaching days, and how those ties endure. I had such a special moment last week that I just have […]
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I was going to be a dancer, a choreographer, actually. There’s always a dance percolating in the back of my head. It’s always there, but I don’t often think about it. Two recent episodes, a work event and my (ahem) 30th high school reunion, have got me thinking about the career that wasn’t… Nine years-old […]
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I didn’t plan on writing about 9/11. I really never thought I would. But here I sit, on the 15th anniversary of that awful day and I can’t help but reflect: We’ve lost our innocence. I remember being at work when it happened, hearing, “A plane hit the World Trade Center!” and thinking, “Oh no, […]
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Maybe “reason” isn’t the right word. By “it,” I’m referring to The Break-up from a previous post. The reason doesn’t actually have anything to do with him, or why he couldn’t continue the relationship. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking in the months since then, about my life and about my future, what I […]
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They say time heals all wounds, but I disagree. I believe we learn to live with loss, but we never stop missing those we love. We go about our lives until something triggers that deep yearning, that place in your heart where your loved one resides. For me, it’s almost always a song. Music burns […]
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There’s a meme out there somewhere, something like: Dating in your 40s… Are we doing this? Because I’ve got shit to do. I find at my age, the worst thing you can do is waste my time and waste my energy. Because yes… I’ve got shit to do! I believe a relationship should be mutually […]
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I have two blogs, the one you are reading now, and one called “My History Fix…the Fun Side of History.” I started with My History Fix over two years ago, in March 2014. It’s about material culture, the stuff of life, the way people lived. I spend a lot of time researching and writing for […]
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What a strange thing, to write those five words, and for them to have personal meaning. On this third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, I am moved to document my experience: the point of view of a seemingly unaffected citizen. To say the Boston Marathon is a big deal in this city is quite […]
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Growing up in Detroit I always believed I was accent-free. I mean, listen to newscasters in just about any American city…they sound pretty much like me. If they are from New York or Atlanta or Boston, they don’t sound like it, they could be from Anywhere. I should be clear, there are some defining notes […]
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These days I ring in the New Year in a low-key manner. If I’m in Detroit it’s family time at home and watching the ball drop at midnight. The one New Year’s Eve I’ve spent in Boston so far was even quieter: reading on the couch with my cats, and then watching the ball drop. […]
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