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November 07, 2009 01:28 PM EST --
Hello friends. It has been a while since I posted anything new, but this morning I had to share an experience. Twitter, of course, is for those people who can say meaningful things in 140 . . .
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May 17, 2009 05:22 PM EDT --
Lately I have spent a lot of time feeling grateful for the people in my life. So many encouraged me when I decided to take a leap of faith and pursue a new career. I am going into the non-profit . . .
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April 06, 2009 05:39 PM EDT --
As the Christian world readies itself for extra masses, spiritual observance and ultimately glorious celebration during Easter Week, the concepts of charity and forgiveness seem to be missing in Florida. . . .
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April 05, 2009 06:31 PM EDT --
While visiting family in the Northeast I discovered a cultural and culinary warp when I found myself sandwiched between the white bread and flour tortillas. Yes, my friends, the Land of Essex . . .
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March 31, 2009 01:35 AM EDT --
Everyday someone tells red meat eaters how we are going to die a grisly death. Colon cancer, heart disease, diabetes... the list is endless. Hence there is no peace for the committed carnivore. . . .
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March 10, 2009 02:45 PM EDT --
Ye of little faith, shame on you. Still don't believe in miracles? Look around you. Have you noticed a rose bush in bloom? The sun rise and set? The taste of a garden tomato or the power of art? . . .
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March 02, 2009 06:32 PM EST --
The horrible part about getting older is that we rarely can use the excuse, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know ." Yes, my dear compatriots, general aging has an inflated price-tag . . .
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February 27, 2009 07:56 PM EST --
A few months ago I noticed a site, http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/news/pr/RadioAds.asp , that thrilled this lapsed Catholic. On it I discovered that there were many Roman Catholics like me . . .
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February 27, 2009 03:24 PM EST --
Yes, I'll say it again. My son, Alexis Madrigal.
I make no attempt to claim objectivity here. It is every parent's right to blatantly brag about their children's accomplishments. . . .
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February 25, 2009 09:51 PM EST --
Last night as I listened to President Obama outline his plan for the impending Great American Recovery, I was entranced, inspired, saddened, proud, called out and most of all, hopeful . Of course, . . .
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February 16, 2009 03:21 PM EST --
Last night I dreamt that my namesake, the Queen of England, had invited my family to the next coronation. Prince Charles, by the way, was suspiciously absent. Anyway, we arrived at Windsor . . .
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February 13, 2009 03:14 PM EST --
I suspected that if my title was 'Middle-aged woman vicariously living through, while spying ,on children', many might find this post rather unappealing. I couldn't help myself. . . .
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January 27, 2009 06:48 PM EST --
It may have started with the neighbor lady five houses down. She had some of the loveliest gladiolas, camelias and irises I have ever seen, but it is her roses I still remember fondly. . . .
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January 16, 2009 03:07 PM EST --
Hello everyone. I am shamelessly promoting my daughter's new blog, It's Easy Eating Green , and invite you to 'taste' one post on an incredibly delicious Mexican-themed recipe . . .
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December 21, 2008 05:26 PM EST --
Rarely do I find the mainstream culture reflecting what I believe, as I get a little out there sometimes. Maybe not up to a Woo-Woo level, but when I am feeling particularly desperate I have been . . .
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December 21, 2008 01:13 AM EST --
We are planning a central Mexican (gourmet) cooking fest over the holidays when the family gathers, so in preparation I have been perusing Diana Kennedy's fantastic (and very authentic) Mexican cookbooks. . . .
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December 17, 2008 05:29 PM EST --
This post isn't for those thrifty, efficient people who started buying presents back in August during the first series of sales, but for My People . You know who you are. December 17th . . .
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December 12, 2008 12:26 AM EST --
Feeling sorry for myself isn't really my style, although lately it has been a challenge to remember that. So here is my gratitude list today.
First of all I have a new grandchild on the . . .
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December 10, 2008 04:41 PM EST --
Lately don't you need somebody, even a stranger, to tell you everything is going to be all right? I know I do.
Every day there is some other crisis of even grander proportions that completely . . .
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December 08, 2008 05:04 PM EST --
There are few things that could terrify me more than designation as an 'Enemy Combatant' by our current administration, but China's current detention policies almost rival ours. They . . .
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