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Last One Left in the Nursery….
The running joke when I was young was that my parents went to the hospital to have a baby, and I was the last one left in the…
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I Should Know Better Than to Break My Own Rules
I spend quite a bit of money on books. (I know…you’re shocked.) For authors I enjoy, I will pre-order new releases and pay a premium for previous releases…
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Is the Future Predestined or Subject to Change?
For anyone of a certain age (🤫 Gen-X 🤫), any reference to changing the future probably brings on immediate thoughts of the Back to the Future series. Michael…
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Swapping One Washington for Another
For Corinne’s spring break at the end of March, we planned to travel to Washington state. Scheduled on Amtrak’s Empire Builder, we would depart Chicago on Saturday and…
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Mom Guilt…It’s Totally a Thing
Mom guilt (and dad guilt, I suppose) involves that inexplicable feeling of being responsible for something you can’t possibly control. You aren’t a good enough parent. You could…
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Can’t Help Who You Fall in Love With
(For all the grammar police, I know the headline should use whom. “Can’t Help With Whom You Fall in Love” sounds all kinds of wrong though, so “Can’t…
