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Letter to my neighbor
Dear Neighbor, I just wanted to take a moment and mention the following five things. 1) It is not completely unreasonable for the people in the immediate vicinity to want to get some sleep on a Sunday...
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My little town blues, Are melting away…
Five things I really, really miss about my home state of NY. 1) It is the kind of place where state senators have secret meetings to change allegiance from one party to another and STILL claim that...
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A different kind of recipe
How to make a perfect evening, in five steps. 1) Start with 2 people who may live together but due to work and social obligations and at times sheer exhaustion, spend far less time together than they...
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Who needs kindergarten when you have a week with a 4 year old
Yesterday, I returned home from a week long family vacation at the Jersey Shore. The weather was touch-and-go, but it was great to spend time with all of my nieces and nephews as well as my gaggle of...
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The Five People You Meet At Dinner
Last week D and I found ourselves with one of those reasons to celebrate* that allows you to forgo any self imposed budgetary restrictions you had in place and go anywhere you want for dinner. We...
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Food Friday: Lobster Bake in a Pot
Growing up on Long Island, I have had the great pleasure of attending a few authentic lobster bakes. Big pits are dug in the sand and your meal is layered among damp seaweed fresh from the ocean and...
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Why Facebook and I are not friends
I was visiting some friends a few weeks ago and the conversation turned to facebook. Someone asked me, “why aren’t we facbook friends?” To which I replied, “um, I thought we were real friends, and…I...
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Lesson not quite learned….
5 lessons I should have learned by now, but have some how managed not to. Lesson 1: No matter how ‘right’ you believe you are, and how many people approve the content, do not, under any circumstance,...
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You must first diagnose a problem in order to solve it
Today, while on my way to Dr’s appointment ironically, I saw a billboard adverstitinsg a local hospital. It said, if you have a problem (and really, who goes to the hospital if they don’t) they...
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When simple is very good
Five of my favorite simple summer pleasures 1- Making and enjoying a simple salad comprised entirely of things from your very own garden* 2- Drifting off to sleep to the sound of crashing waves,...
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