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September 24, 2021September 24, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

Today I Learned

Today I learned that I have one ear longer than the other. You would think that by the time I got to be seventy-two years old I would have figured this out by now, but no. I found out today. The reason I found out was that I pierced my own ears today. If the […]

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September 12, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Baby Steps in Courage

When we think about courage we are likely to imagine a big noble action: the athlete who performs a spectacular jump/dive/Hail Mary pass; the subordinate who stands up to the bad boss; the soldier who sacrifices their own safety for their platoon. Movies love this kind of courage, and it is often front-page news in […]

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April 30, 2019April 29, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

When to Stay and Fight and When to Retreat

Those who fight and run away, live to fight another day.  That little adage was always told to me with a little smile, a knowing wink, an understanding that sometimes the smart thing to do is to save your own skin. When I was a child, it forgave me for not being risk-taking or for […]

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October 11, 2017October 11, 2017Snowbird of Paradise

Getting Off My High Horse for Coming Out Day

It’s Coming Out Day and I’m wondering about both the act of coming out and the use of the phrase “coming out”. A very dear transgender friend today said “Being an ally is not something you come out as, it’s just something you do,” and that’s what got me thinking. My first reaction to this, […]

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