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Kathi Kamen Goldmark's Blog
October 1, 2009
- Today at lunch time, I'll proudly be joining a group of fellow authors on the steps of the San Francisco Public Library, to participate in Ban(ne)d Books Day. The idea is to read or sing work that has been censored, thereby raising awareness about the importance of the First Amendment, and (while we're at it) libraries in general.Sam and I were trying to figure out a cool and original way to ...
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August 14, 2009
- When I was growing up in a suburb of New York, we had a family doctor, an avuncular type whose office smelled like Listerine and potatoes. Dr. Kreske played fast and loose with the lollipops (especially after booster shots) and even came to our house if we were laid low. Once, when I had the mumps, he made fun of the rock & roll posters in my bedroom, asking if Ricky Nelson and Fabian were ...
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August 4, 2009
- Perhaps you’ve heard...my newly-minted, minty-fresh husband Sam Barry has just published a book: HOW TO PLAY THE HARMONICA: AND OTHER LIFE LESSONS. Using the various qualities needed to be a good harmonica player (listening, taking turns, improvisation) and a willingness to try new things (letting go, having fun, allowing for mistakes, jumping in the deep end) as guidelines for loosening ...
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July 24, 2009
- I guess I was missing the honeymoon planet more than I thought. Expressing a visceral, howling-from-the-depths-but-momentary raw need on Facebook, I typed “wants an ice cream cone” in the little window where you say what you are up to that minute. Perhaps I was thinking of the cinnamon and licorice Berthillon cones we had on Ile St Louis in Paris—or the creamy caramel gelato in Garda. ...
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July 20, 2009
- Reentry from our trip to Wedding and Honeymoon Planet hasn’t been the easiest, but here we are lurching back into our routines. For me, that means returning to the gym and my sessions with Jonathan, AKA the Torture Teddy, AKA my trainer. I realized recently that my main goal for working out is to eventually become strong enough to beat Jonathan up. A few days ago, after leaving an especially ...
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July 14, 2009
- OK, I’ll admit it. I’m a baby-boomer ...and so I have a solipsistic view of the world. There has been a lot of thoughtful expounding (and even more tedious whining) about our generation and we don’t need to go into all of that here. I will go out on a limb and say that I think our collective sense of entitlement comes from the sheer fact of our numbers. There have always been more of us, ...
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July 12, 2009
- Recently, I was befriended on facebook by an old friend from high school named Neil Kingsley. Actually, it’s a stretch to call Neil an “old friend”...because in fact I don’t remember us ever having a conversation (unless you consider “hey, how’s it going,” muttered while passing someone in the hall with your head down, a conversation). It was a small school and everyone knew ...
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July 7, 2009
- Yesterday I had an overdue visit with my mom, Betty, who lives in Novato. In the course of relating an anecdote about a recent medical adventure, she described someone as “you know...that friend of mine who I don’t like so much...” and went on to tell her story. Later, thinking about my mother’s matter-of-fact statement, I discovered that it raises some questions, “uh, then why do I ...
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July 5, 2009
- Just before Sam and I left on our honeymoon, I asked my son Tony and daughter-in-law Marissa if there was anything special they’d like me to bring back from France or Italy. “I don’t know,” Marissa shrugged, leaving her options open, knowing I’d never come home empty-handed (Marissa likes a lot of stuff; she is a delight to shop for). “Cheese,” said Tony. “I want a French ...
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June 15, 2009
- We walked in to our nieces and nephews singing “Chapel of Love,” and I couldn’t not sing along. We had our families gathered around us, my amazing son and daughter-in-law, and Sam’s amazing daughter Laura and prodigal son Daniel (we thought he was in Turkey!) We declared ourselves to each other with friends and family bearing witness, a moment so vivid that my friend Kathleen Enright ...
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June 14, 2009
- I knew it would only be a matter of time before they came to get me, so when the black SUV pulled up in front of my house it wasn't a total surprise. Four of them hustled me out the door, forcing me to look down at the pavement as I was placed in the back seat. We drove across a bridge and up into hilly terrain. At dusk, I was led past a high wall, through a wooden door into the compound, once ...
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June 11, 2009
- "What's the matter with you," Sona asked with a twinkle, "you don't like to go shopping?" She was referring not only to my near-disastrous adventure in the world of bridal couture, but the fact that--get this--I'd also arranged to have a pair of shoes custom-made for my wedding outfit...once again sight unseen, an utter leap of faith. Sona is Sheila "Brass Knuckles" ...
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June 5, 2009
- And then there were three: Robert's dress is turning out kind of "mother of the pumpkin bride" in a Disney cartoon. Yes, it's a weird color...but it fits and it feels wonderful (all satiny on the inside, with a gorgeous lining)...best news of all is that I have had my last fitting. I've heard the final version is being sewn today.Amy's niece Melissa's dress is gorgeous, very sexy 1930's ...
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June 2, 2009
- Sheila sent me a supportive and encouraging email before Fitting # 6, that said (among many other things): "No one should go with you tomorrow...if the design is fabulous the three of you can revel in the success. It should be between you and Robert at this point. Do not bring your new dress to the fitting, please. You do not need his and Sylvie's assessment of it. You love it and so ...
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June 2, 2009
- After that last disaster of a fitting, I went home and cried. My feeling was this: at two weeks before my wedding, I should be engaged in frivolous and lacy activities such as spa days and accessorizing--not wondering what I'm going to wear. And at that moment I was also flooded with grief over my father's recent death...something I'd been too busy taking care of family paperwork to get around to ...
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