death
September 16, 2009
- In my last entry, I mentioned that my 25-year-old brother, though having some rocky times in college, he seemed to pull things together. He was working in a Gucci retail store, lived near his best friend from college, and had a fiancé. Though we were only 30 miles apart, I did not see him during this time period, so I don't know the full story on how he was really doing, but everything turned ...
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September 14, 2009
- I was very close to my husband's mom. She passed away suddenly less than two weeks ago and I'm still in that foggy state of disbelief that she is gone. As my husband was named the executor, we were there (in Canada...we live in the U.S.) for about a week and so I was able to squeeze in a little time with my sisters while I was there. That was nice.I found myself reflecting on life, which I'm sure ...
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September 10, 2009
- Such a pretty girl and I did not put up her photograph. It was deliberate. The good-looking dead grab more newsprint and TV space because we need a relief from eyesores of calamities and tragedies even if they come in the form of victims. Especially if they are victims. Our sorrow can get heightened. The argument is that had I shown her face before she died, then the tragedy would have hit harder ...
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September 9, 2009
- I grew up in an upper middle -class home in Los Altos, CA (just below the upper class homes in Los Altos Hills). I always thought my family was strange and didn't fit in, but that was before I really learned that every family is strange.My father was an alcoholic until I was almost 7 years old. Some of my earlier memories are of him being drunk. I remember one time when we were so excited for him ...
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September 3, 2009
- She is DeadThe family and relatives dress in black,To pay their respects to their dead mother sad and taken aback,It came quickly without warning a fatal clot in the head,She was so loved too good to be taken from us she is dead, dead, dead.She had the biggest heart so kind so gentle like no other,Her children cannot be consoled at the loss of their mother,Her husband’s world has come to an end ...
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September 3, 2009
- Here's something all writers share -- how much to share about the idea for your new novel before you've started writing? Let's address the obvious paranoia (second nature to authors) that someone will steal your idea. You wouldn't think that of a friend, naturally (well you would but then you'd be instantly ashamed of such thoughts). But what if they mention it to a fellow writer? Some poor ...
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August 28, 2009
- From the day I met my Grandma Evelyn on the telephone in 1993, she started sending me letters on that lined paper that comes on a pad that rips at the top and is about the size of a half-sheet of regular paper. Grandma never used pronouns. Instead, her letters read, “All fine here.” Grandma and I met when I was 23. She, Grandpa Mac and my Uncle Al looked for me. In 1970, because ...
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August 26, 2009
- I meant to post an important announcement about my novel, but I'm simply too sad after hearing of the death of Teddy Kennedy. The posting will come later, but for now I'm thinking of the Kennedy family and I grieve with them. His death reminds me again that when we have people in our lives for a long time, we often assume that they'll always be with us. And it reminds me that we've not always ...
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August 22, 2009
- I hope Ron’s right. I hope everything makes a difference. I keep my iPhone because it gives me instant gratification. I don’t have to wait for text messages, calls or emails. (Carrie Fisher wrote that, “the only problem with instant gratification is that it takes too damn long.”) My first IG (instant gratification) today was Ron’s message that “Everything makes a ...
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August 20, 2009
- It was a beautiful May in 1979. It would be a day in which an ugly duckling would turn into a beautiful swan.Wende was making breakfast for her family, a true northern deal, eggs, pancakes, bacon, toast and fried potatoes. She got the coffee ready for her mom and dad. As Wende cooked she sang and dance, for that evening Wende would be officially engaged to her true love.Ernie had beautiful ...
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