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The Imperfect Susannah B.
As you know I write every day no matter what else is going on in my life. It brings me lots of joy. That said, I’m always mortified whenever I make a mistake. In Monday’s post I spelled the word muslin...
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On The Books
I just finished a book called Darling Monster…a collection of intimate correspondence Lady Diana Manners Cooper wrote to her only son, John Julius (now 85), between the years 1939-1952 beautifully...
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Why I Read
I just finished a book of New Yorker profiles by John Lahr called Show and Tell (2000). They were no more than 40 pages long, more like 30 ranging from Woody Allen to Frank Sinatra, David Mamet and...
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Perseverance, a Persistent Word.
Perseverance is a noun, meaning, to do something despite delay in reaching a personal goal. Tenacity, diligence, dedication…to be relentless and single-minded…having determination and staying power....
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Did You Know?
A U.S. President’s State of the Union Address was always read by a court clerk rather than the man himself, until Woodrow Wilson took the helm in 1913. Thomas Jefferson, who didn’t much care for...
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Staying the Course
A friend of mine put it well…these are unprecedented times. I’ll say. If these 5 months have taught me anything it’s, I know nothing of what’s to come. New York is like a war zone as you make your way...
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Whine And Cheese
Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves, wondered Robin Williams. If I’m the best man at a wedding, why is she marrying him? asked Jerry Seinfeld. I realize these were two jokes, but were they...
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Nothing Like A Good Story
When one of Winston Churchill’s many secretaries went into the hospital to have her appendix out, he said…. Oh, sorry to hear that. Can she still type? Cary Grant refused the role of Henry...
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Did You Know…The Food Edition…Part One
A present day gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in consuming good food and spirits. The term originally referred to a glutton for food and drink… someone eating and slurping till the...
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