Category Archives: Such is Life

Podcast: If Looks Could Whistle

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If Looks Could Whistle

I grew up in a gender-neutral household, the only daughter with five brothers.  You might have thought my mother would have doted on her only daughter, but she never singled me out with any advice on what it meant to … Continue reading

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At Seventy

I sit in the leather chair, feet outstretched on the ottoman, pillow on my stomach, book resting on top of that.  I have a very limited view of myself, basically my hands and the outline of my feet inside a … Continue reading

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Podcast: At Seventy

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Twenty Three Pairs of Me

T I stand on a wobbly stool in the pathology laboratory and aim an eyedropper full of cells at a glass slide on the counter below.  The first two drops miss.  The third hits the slide, splitting open the cells … Continue reading

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Podcast: Twenty Three Pairs of Me

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What We’re No Good At

My husband enjoys weekend pick-up hockey games at the community rink.  He often comes home with stories of Joe, who is simultaneously the most enthusiastic player and the most inept player ever to grace the ice. His transition from forward … Continue reading

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Pandemic Ponderings: The Anatomy of a Joke

The corona pandemic has birthed an outpouring of creative humor, from elaborate song parodies to simple one liners. I have transmitted the following with great success, from appreciative smiles to outright guffaws. “Did you hear, they have found a way … Continue reading

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Podcast: Pandemic Ponderings

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My Life in Typewriters

1960s It was one of those in-between summers.  I had outgrown sleep-away camp and wasn’t old enough to be a camp counselor, so my mother had to patch together activities to keep me occupied.  Typing class was the solution. Even … Continue reading

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