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Taking a leave of absence…
The church I attend is going through a transition of the most unnerving kind. Transition= looking for a new priest to take over the helm. Our Rector of 25+ years retired. The process involves the...
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My Cousin is hurting…
Sacramento-driving home to NYC My cousin is hurting and I feel so helpless He needs a kidney because the two he has are bad, bad and bad There are no kidneys available for him He is on dialysis 4-6...
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Como aqua para chocolate…mom, yes my mom, and her cooking
Como Aqua Para Chocolate was on cable recently and I watched the entire movie for like the 50th time. This movie is rich with symbolisms that extend beyond Mexican history but its central focus lies...
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Mi primo is no longer hurting…
My cousin Zarak Mohandas Delattibodier has kidney disease and received dialysis two to three times a week. He needs a kidney. A donor was identified and during the beginning stages of gathering donor...
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Binds that hold…
These friends I have known for about 30 years… We are still connected. We met at a State University located in Fredonia, NY in the eighties when things were cool and black was the colour in NYC. We...
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Gus…
Yesterday, I saved a dog on a Saturday morning in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He was running across a busy street known as Prospect Park West, adjacent to Prospect Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I was on my...
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On having a bad day…
Not all days are good days …On a Sunday, working with a vet who thinks you’re incompetent because you can’t place a catheter into the deflated vein of a severely dehydrated dog scheduled for an...
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The Dont’s and the Do’s…
I’ve given up quite a bit of my life to do what I do… I don’t .. have an apartment of my own I don’t …have the solitude at the end of the day or the tranquility of the morn I don’t …control the...
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Mi Tia Peggy or Nicknames and the Mulberry Tree
I miss my cousin. Echar de menos mí primo. I miss my aunt who is his mother. Echar de menos mí Tía Peggy la madre de mí primo. A tattoo drawing is now ready to be inked into my skin. Yes, another, and...
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Confrontation at the Watering Hole…(aka-the bathroom sink)
I thought bringing a second cat in the home would have many benefits. I thought Tara-Habby was in need of a sister, another cat who could share in the tormenting of the two mini schnauzers, whom she...
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2016 or Starting in a New Direction…Come what may
“Po: Maybe I should just quit and go back to making noodles.” Thought this New Year would be like any other New Year’s spent in the past: bed by 10pm New Year’s Eve and waking up to the same old same...
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Muchness
More words… Soon to come. For a bit of a spell, I lost my muchness. But… IT’S BACK!!!!
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There but for the grace of God…
On a Wednesday in March, mi perro, my mini schnauzer, my mulberry doggy ware model, my Pi Patel, my fur baby underwent an ultra sound due to blood work which revealed high liver enzymes and...
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So. What say you?…
I am. I run. I run intervals. 2 minutes running/1 minute walking for 4 miles as of now but maybe not next week. So. What say you…? Yeah, the naysayers are out there in full abundance. Saying stuff...
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Homegoing or saying Goodbye to a neighbour…
Recently, I wrote on my FB page about the passing of a neighbour : “Another neighbour passed on…three deaths this month on the block, in ‘MY ‘HOOD’ . She arrived on this block in 1958 , way before it...
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I Would Do Anything for Love…
Yeah right! Still single so how could I? But… I would do anything for love when it comes to my fur babies. I’m already doing it. My salary is theirs. Working for the six animals in the household. Four...
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Mean Girls pt2…
I returned to General Practice Veterinary Medicine after four months of working 12-14 overnight shifts in Veterinary Emergency care. Time spent in ER was incredible in terms of experience gained and...
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Too Blessed…To Be Stressed…
Walking the fur babies this morning led to a wonderful quote from a woman I greeted with, “How are you?” “Too blessed to be stressed”, she replied and smiled a smile that competed with the brilliance...
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“Where’s the Beef?…or “No More Moo”
“Where’s the Beef?” Oh boy do I remember those Wendy’s commercials of the 80”s. Truth be told, I wasn’t a big Wendy’s fan. Burger King and White Castles were my favs. Whopper Jr with onion rings or 4...
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100% me…or Nothing better to do on a day off.
60% Me: No hair straightener No botox, silicone, tucks or lifts Cutting MY own hair Natural feet and hands- no polish Natural tan No umbrella needed-rain caresses my skin No stress once the body hits...
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