Monthly Archives: May 2010

When Words Fail

For the last two months, I’ve been thinking a lot about an old friend of mine.  We correspond mostly via email and through holiday greetings these days, but fifteen years ago I saw her every day.  I heard all her … Continue reading

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Equality in the new millennium: We aren’t quite there yet

I look forward to the day when the first sentence describing a Supreme Court nominee isn’t “the fourth woman to be nominated…” every time a woman is nominated for a high profile position like Supreme Court Justice. If it were … Continue reading

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I saw Rosalynn Carter today

I saw Rosalynn Carter today as I was out during lunch. Yes, the former first lady was in town as a stop on her tour for her new book, Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis, but I had … Continue reading

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The iPad: Another piece of Apple magic enters my life

I will confess up front that I am one of those long-term Apple customers, commonly known as Mac Geeks in the 90’s, who sometimes drive their non-mac friends crazy because I love my mac and other apple products so much. … Continue reading

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