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At 7 a.m., in the nearly empty parking lot of a well-maintained office building – a building which, by the way, had a contract with Metropolitan Flower Exchange for regular placement and maintenance of seasonal plants, as well as a super named Joe, whose broken Italian-English often left us mystified – I sat and read […]

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Nevertheless, She Persisted

Many years ago, there was a blonde nurse who was a member at the pool club in my town.  She used to arrive in the late summer mornings to relax by her cabana before work.  Around 2 p.m., she would change into her smart uniform in that cabana, like a superhero in a phone booth, […]

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Settling

The common goal of just about everyone I know is getting what they want. We are all striving to get what we want. We are encouraged endlessly by internet lists, quotes, catchy memes, and inspirational Facebook statuses to go out and get what it is we came for in life. Our days are brimming over […]

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