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Rules, do this Mobile Upload

Rules, do this

I love Andre DeShields three rules for longevity: 1.) Surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you. 2. ) Slow is the fastest wa…
On Being a Mother MaDear

On Being a Mother

There have been moments when I have actually glimpsed my mother and understood her to be a person entirely separate from me. Watching her accept an aw…
Are you insane? Politics

Are you insane?

Are you insane? If your ancestors lived in the U.S., they could have faced that question in censuses past. A census agent surveying a family in Chicag…
And the Oscar goes to… Art

And the Oscar goes to…

Well, I’ve slept on it (for a few hours anyway)...My favorite movies are always ones that I keep thinking about over and over and over again. That bei…
Meet RBG Aging

Meet RBG

Luke's kitty Nova came to live with me in November and suddenly passed away just last week. We were all devastated how quickly she declined but on the…