life
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Did I intentionally ignore the exit signs? And will there be re-entrances? Saw a post on Facebook that got me thinking about exits. About people with whom you were once close, or with whom you thought you were close, exiting your life. Those individuals that you shared intimate details with, secrets, longing, ideas, music. Sometimes… Read more
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when your playlist needs a cleansing from holiday music. Madonna and Holiday So, I’m kinda tired of Christmas music. I usually love it but something in my brain chemistry is different this year and apart from a few favorites I’ve mostly avoided it. So instead of actual holiday music I thought I’d talk about a… Read more
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Here I go again….. Over Thanksgiving I attended two shows at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, a very nice smaller venue with great sight lines and acoustics. It’s a cool place if you don’t mind standing for a show. There are some seated areas but mostly reserved for people with extenuating circumstances. This is a… Read more
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So yeah, I sound like a broken record. About not having friends. I keep writing about it, returning to it. If you’re reading my stuff you are probably tired of it. But I find this time in my life confusing, confounding, it makes me sad sometimes, not as much as it used to though. And… Read more
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A hawk and a text. I have been struggling with something the last few days and really feeling lost, stupid, and like I made bad decisions. Wondering how a fairly accomplished and educated woman can makes foolish decisions. But also trying to forgive myself for being human, being curious, being overly sensitive, and overly sharing… Read more
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Her favorite holiday. My mom was a force to be reckoned with and I always miss her this time of year. So I’m sharing two things I wrote for her: both her obituary and the eulogy from her funeral mass. And Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all who celebrate the wonderful traditions and heritage of… Read more
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What’s up with holidays that are about forced merrymaking? A Valentine’s Day rant. Nothing wrong with celebrating love, but come on, what actually is Valentine’s Day? I mean no one is celebrating St. Valentine, right? I know the story about St. Valentine. I was the advisor to a middle school newspaper in which kiddos wrote… Read more
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Don’t hesitate! Better than missing out, that’s fo sho! Solo shows- Part 1 DSO at Borderland Festival, Knox Farm State Park, East Aurora, New York Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, Robins Theater, Warren, Ohio Jerry Casale and John Zabrucky at the Medici Art Museum, Warren, Ohio I love live music. I mean I LOVE live… Read more
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Well, Bobby Weir. Where to even begin. How are we supposed to live in a world without Bob Weir? How amazingly fucking lucky were we to have been on this fucked up planet with such a divine human being and magic maker. What a fucking privilege. I love, love, love the Grateful Dead with my… Read more
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