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January 12, 2016January 12, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

Snark

Nothing prepares us for long illnesses or for dying. All the skills and strengths we have built up are stripped away, and we are left without most of the things that brought us fulfilment and pride. Instead, we are dependent upon others, and we wish it wasn’t so. That can make us cranky, argumentative, or […]

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November 1, 2014October 30, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Winning

I have only once been hit by a man, and it came as a huge shock. Until that point, all the men I knew had been gentle. They dealt with their anger and frustrations either by separating themselves from the problem, physical work, or discussion. Sometimes, all three. So when I was smacked in the […]

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January 12, 2013October 4, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

“What do you use under your eyes?”

I was asked this question four times as I walked through a shopping mall today. I walked past many booths on my way from one end to the other and back again. Two of the booths were selling beauty products derived somehow from the Dead Sea.  This does not impress me as a selling feature. […]

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