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Unfriending Joe
Last week I had lunch with a friend I unfriended on social media. Back to that in a moment. As so many of you know, life has a way of losing our attention. To that end, I try my best to pay attention to the small things: sunrises, sunsets, and everything in between. I’m not…
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Cruisin’ Together
I’ve been on several cruises. My first was a 7-Day Mexican Riviera Cruise to celebrate my grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary back in the early ’90s. It included stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo, San Lucas. That vacation remains one of the best times I’ve ever had. Having every member of our family on board…
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“Theo”
Sad to hear about Malcolm Jamal Warner. I related so deeply with Malcolm Jamal’s affable character on The Cosby Show that one Christmas, I signed each of my gifts with: From Theo. So many episodes are worth remembering and revisiting, but who can forget the one featuring the Gordon Gartrelle shirt?! As so many of…
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REM
For years I was a night owl. Ran late, ate late, read late, etcetera. But in the last few years, I’ve been hitting the hay pretty early. Nine- or ten-o’clock are the most frequent times that I or my body decide to call it quits. I’ve attributed this new sleep pattern to age. That said,…
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Diane Peterson
Just a few of hours ago I was doing the same thing English teacher, Diane Peterson, was doing 47 years ago: cleaning up a classroom, and packing a few things before summer vacation. Tragically, for Peterson, a student arrived at Branham High School in south San Jose with plans of his own, stabbing the young…
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9/11
Eleven years ago, on this day, after picking up my daughter from school, she asked me this, “Where were you on 9/11?” I answered her question with a question: Why are you asking?Her response, “We’re learning about it in school.” Fair enough. I explained to her that I was asleep, and that her mother, who…
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Jury Duty
For the past three days I’ve been at jury duty. And while I can’t share any specific information about the case while I’m under oath (I still have to report back on Monday), I will share what I can. First, I don’t know about you, but for me, receiving a jury notice is akin to…
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Jack
This is Jack. Back to him in a moment. When I was a kid there were two televisions in our house: one in my parents’ room, and one in the family room. While the TV in my parents’ master wasn’t off limits, I seldom watched anything in there. In fact, the only show I recall…
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Pelé
I played soccer for two different teams in one season when I was about nine – or ten years old. I recall wanting to play for the Police Athletic League (PAL) because they had nicer uniforms — complete with mesh shirts, shorts, and high quality socks. Moreover, the team names were cooler: Cosmos, Earthquakes, etc.…
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Geoffrey Owens
About a week ago in New Jersey, Trader Joe’s customer, Karma Lawrence, thought that one of the clerks working at the store resembled the affable character, Elvin Tibideaux, from The Cosby Show of the late ’80s and early ’90s. After a quick internet search, she realized it was in fact, Geoffrey Owens, the actor. Lawrence…
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