20 December 2009

Where Are The Men?

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We ended up with about a foot of snow. Out in the far reaches of Long Island, they had two, or even two and a half feet. Up and down the...
19 December 2009

You Were Dreaming Of A White Christmas?

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The higher the snowdrifts pile, the harder the wind drives the snow. At least, that's how it looks from my bedroom window. A while ago...
18 December 2009

When You Don't Have To Apologize For Yourself

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So today I turned in my grades and went to the holiday reception for faculty and staff members. That I actually wanted to go to such a thin...
17 December 2009

Getting Into "The Holiday Spirit"

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Today it finally felt like Christmas is coming. I hadn't been "in the spirit," not because I'm unhappy; rather, I have jus...
16 December 2009

On Gender and Etiquette

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You'd think I'd have certain day-to-day situations figured out by now. Today I was leaving the administrative wing (which we call ...
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15 December 2009

The Telly's Got Reception. What Do I Do Now?

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Now I've got a bit of a dilemma. Six months ago, I stopped watching TV. On the day that all broadcasting switched from analog to digita...
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14 December 2009

Wrinkles and Folds

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Today I noticed every line in my face, and every ounce of flab on my body. Maybe it's because I'm tired. Or maybe I am old and fat...
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13 December 2009

Crafting From Empathy and Inevitability: James Wright

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Today is James Wright's birthday. It's somehow appropriate, almost cosmically so, that he was born as winter was descending on the ...
12 December 2009

Passing Jewish

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Late this afternoon, I took a walk that extended to well after dark. That's not hard to do at this time of year, just a few days before...
11 December 2009

Into--Or From--The Cold

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The past couple of days have been windy. Yesterday, before I went to work, I heard the clatter of something brittle toppling and breaking. ...
10 December 2009

The War President And His Peace Prize

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So we have a President who, in accepting a Nobel Peace Prize, talks about a "just war" that just happens to be the one to which he...
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09 December 2009

Si Questo Un'Uomo...If This Is A Man, I Understand

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A comic--I forget which one--said that he made people laugh to make himself laugh, and that both he and they needed it because he and they w...
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08 December 2009

Fine But Tired

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The papers are piling up. The days are getting shorter. And the weather forecast is for combinations of rain, sleet and snow until ntil tom...
07 December 2009

Five Months Passed; What They Don't Know About My Past

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Five months already! That's how long it's been since my surgery. I haven't had a chance to meet my new neighbors yet. Some of...
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