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Patti Koltes
Real Life © by Patti Koltes. Contact her at pkoltes@gmail.com.
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Real Life – For the Love of Sticks
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Sunday, July 12, 2026
If someone had told me years ago that I would be spending as much time golfing as I do, I would have laughed out...
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Real Life – The Place To Be
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
The last time my movie and dinner-discussion friends and I saw a film, it was Hamnet, a serious tale based on the death of...
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Real Life – Reboot
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
While most sensible adults would try to avoid the travel congestion during Spring Break, I booked four flights over seven days! I admit the reports...
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Real Life – Seeking Joy
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Three to four times a year, a celestial optical illusion occurs wherein the planet Mercury appears to move backwards in the sky. I know this...
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Real Life – Be Prepared
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
I hadn’t been in an ambulance since I got food poisoning when I was 23. That highly embarrassing episode had unfolded at work, yet it...
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Real Life – It’s the Little Things
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Monday, February 16, 2026
Although I do not make New Year’s resolutions, I do employ an on-going assessment of how I’m feeling, and respond accordingly. Many people kick off...
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Real Life – The Middle Way
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Friday, January 23, 2026
My siblings describe me as a planner, but I am also a home organizing enthusiast. Our family of origin was very regimented, so this proclivity...
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Real Life – Life Is but a Dream
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Monday, December 15, 2025
A very jovial Target employee directed me today to a shopper’s dream, a check-out line that was going to open just when I needed...
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Real Life – Playing Possum
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
This spring, I had been warned that I had a raccoon issue, but channeling the myth of the ostrich, I apparently stuck my head...
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Real Life – Road Trip
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Although the last three years of blistering heat and poor air quality have been the exception, summer in Chicagoland is not something to escape. I...
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