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Real Life – Fast Foward
In a largely sedentary, anxiety-ridden world, adults work to settle their minds and improve their health with vigorous exercise. But for kids, ever on...
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Real Life – Check, Please!
My preparations to make a trip back East began with endless forays into the world of online shopping for a new carry-on bag.
I had...
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Real Life – Anticipation
The season of fresh starts has arrived, and as with many things in my life, I tend to associate this with a song.
I have...
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Real Life – My Sunshine
People pine for retirement and the lazy days of summer, but when they hit that point in their lives, they should prepare for a...
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Real Life – Report from above the ground
I approached the June cicada invasion with the placidity of the nature-lover I am, but I have to admit, I am over it.
Grossing out...
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Real Life – The impatient patient
Adults invest effort crafting their personal infrastructures. And when any of one’s trusted professionals departs, consequences ensue.
Initially there is shock; a crack in our...
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Real Life – The time of our lives
In our early thirties, we bought our first family home, a two-bedroom two-bath ranch.
I am sure we gave the veteran residents pause. It did...
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Real Life – Siloed no more
A trip to the store can be a bore, unless you have a six-year-old for company.
My granddaughter and I made a stop after school...
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Real Life – Marching on
It may be a mere fifteen degrees out there, but the hyacinths and daffodils are pushing through the mulch. Robins are hopping, I have...
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Real Life – Bouncing back
Writing the annual holiday letter forces me to pause at the busiest time of the year and take stock of what has unfolded over...