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Living Out Loud

DEAR, DEAR STRANGER

In a letter published in the magazine, The Sun, Norman Fischer writes, “We judge ourselves by our intentions, and others by their actions.” That is, seeing someone’s actions, we...
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EUROPE FROM $700 A DAY

“Do you know where you are going?” the flight attendant asks. It doesn’t matter...

THE GIFTS WE BEAR

The first gifts have arrived from the east; socks, mittens and toques for everyone...

THE FACE YOU DESERVE

The One Hour Photo girl tells me not to worry. “Not many people will...

THE EVERYDAYATHON OF MODERN LIFE

 These days when I run into a friend on the Masset main street, they...

DEAR, DEAR STRANGER

In a letter published in the magazine, The Sun, Norman Fischer writes, “We judge ourselves by our intentions, and others by their actions.” That...

EUROPE FROM $700 A DAY

“Do you know where you are going?” the flight attendant asks. It doesn’t matter how snappily I dress, whether I slap on lipstick or...

THE GIFTS WE BEAR

The first gifts have arrived from the east; socks, mittens and toques for everyone in the family, knitted by Grandma Susie. I wear her...

THE FACE YOU DESERVE

The One Hour Photo girl tells me not to worry. “Not many people will see it,” she says, reassuringly. “It” being my latest passport...

THE EVERYDAYATHON OF MODERN LIFE

 These days when I run into a friend on the Masset main street, they are often in a mighty hurry. “Great to see you, how...

THE FINE ART OF SMALL TALK

 I’m halfway down the aisle marked Household Products, trying to recall what I am doing there, when a clerk wearing a smile that mirrors...

TALKIN ‘BOUT MY…MEDICATION

My father called it “being down in the dumps;” the way out was to pull your socks up and count your blessings. Winston Churchill,...

A PARALYSIS OF CURIOUSITY

My friend, Mike Meegan, boasting on Facebook that he failed grade 3, whose teacher claimed he had “difficulty putting thoughts into words” (Mike is...

SUFFERING A CATASTROPHE

I am a tidal wave survivor. That's what we used to call them. There were no advisories back then, no media frenzy triggering a...

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