02 January 2009

The Cold, Again

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I really got spoiled by the warm weather in Florida: I don't think I've been warm since I got off the plane the other day! Funny, ho...
01 January 2009

Starting Off Well-Rested

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Well-rested. I guess that's a good way to start a New Year. That was the first thing Millie, John and Stephanie noticed about me today. ...
31 December 2008

Something I'm Not Counting Down

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So...My last year before my surgery is about to end. Is that a milestone? Someone once told me that any day is a milestone if you make it ...
30 December 2008

Three Girls On An Excellent Adventure

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The weather has been so warm since I've arrived here that today seemed chilly. Still, it was about as warm--albeit a bit breezier--than ...
29 December 2008

Just As Long As They All Know I'm a Woman

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Another warm, sunny day during which I rode along the ocean. About the only thing that could've been better was if I were riding one of ...
28 December 2008

More Lessons: One Love

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This morning my mother, father and I stopped at a dollar store on US 1 near St. Augustine. I normally wouldn't come to such a store here...
27 December 2008

Saying No

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The setting was completely different. Back then, I was in a liquor store in Washington Heights. Today, I was in a store called Kagaroo: one ...
26 December 2008

In Beauty

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Today I took the bike ride--at least part of it, anyway--I'd planned to take yesterday, before dinner. It's turning into one of my ...
25 December 2008

Christmas, Then and Now

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When I woke up this morning, I saw a lemon tree a few feet from my window. Its fruit glowed like little suns among the branches. Six years ...
23 December 2008

Remembering Other Friends and a Cat

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It's a good thing I've been so busy the past few days. I know, you're wondering where I find the time to write in this blog. Wel...
22 December 2008

Remembering a Female Friend

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This and tomorrow's date were, for much of my life, the most difficult part of every year to get through. So far this year, it's bee...
21 December 2008

What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?

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More snow, more sleet, more freezing rain. And all that stuff is going to freeze over tonight. All right, it is officially the first day of ...
20 December 2008

Leading and Following

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Tonight Dominick and I went shopping but didn't buy anything. I'm not quite sure that either of us had planned to make purchases, bu...
19 December 2008

Struck by Sleet; The Thaw

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There are only two problems with snow. One is that while it's falling, it can turn to sleet. The other is that when it's on the gro...
18 December 2008

Captivity

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One more week till Christmas. Yes, it's hard to believe. Since Thanksgiving, I've spent nearly all of my waking hours (and a few non...
17 December 2008

Is Karma a Practical Joke?

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Today is Mike's birthday. He's second in the esteemed line of Valinotti siblings. So I exercise certain prerogatives as the first in...
16 December 2008

Risky Move

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Today I did something risky. Carolyn, one of my students was talking about her love of writing. It shows in her work, I said. That made her ...
14 December 2008

Imminence

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During the last few days, the surgery has started to seem at least somewhat imminent. I haven't had time to think about it, or much of ...
13 December 2008

Guiding Through My Language

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Today Dominick had to take an examination for his teaching certification. He's been working as a paraprofessional while he completes the...
12 December 2008

Space Entitlement

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I still recall the first time a man tried to give me his seat on the subway. And I refused. I would learn that it was a dead-giveaway (as if...
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