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JFK Junior The Good Son
I just finished a poignant biography by Christopher Anderson about JFK Jr. and the mother he loved, to quote its cover. I picked it up hesitantly figuring, I’ve read it all before, but after reading...
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Health Care…An Oxymoron
I am so sick of doctors. I’m sick of rejected insurance claims. I’m sick of women called Carmen who say after you’ve held on the line for 20 minutes, “It’s okay honey, it happens…all the time. They...
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Soldier To Soldier
Susannah Bianchi:I’m here reading about D-Day, Gettysburg and Teddy’s ride up San Juan Hill. I’ve watched Bob Hope entertaining the troops switching to Taps at Arlington. It brings to mind my Dad...
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Heart Felt
Read a great quote by Daniel Patrick Moynihan longtime senator of New York (1977-2001) pre-Hillary. “To be Irish, is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.” This was right on the...
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Let’s Grab Our Balls And Go
I love this expression, apparently a favorite of John Kennedy’s in essence, his way of saying, let’s suit up and show-em what we got. OOH, such a masculine mix of words now obsolete since they’d be...
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Independence Day
I ask myself, what does the 4th of July really mean to me…what does it bring up most in my heart? I was raised a patriot. From the American flag fluttering from our front porch to knowing my dad...
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Trump Trumps His Ignorance
I’m reading Unbroken, by Laura Hilldenbrand who also wrote Seabiscuit, two great books. I’m in the throes of when Lieutenant Louis Zamperini during the Second World War, after his plane crashed into...
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Cecil the Lionhearted
There’s been lots of controversy over the fatal death of Cecil, the southwest, African lion shot by an arrogant Minnesota dentist named Walter Palmer, causing a ripple effect across the world. There’s...
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Diana Aftermath
My essay, Diana, Princess of Wails (http://athingirl.com/2015/08/31/diana-princess-of-wails), got slammed. A woman I’d never heard from before didn’t care for my wordplay, resulting in a rather rude...
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September 11th, Fourteen Years Hence
I feel a tremendous need to commemorate this day unlike many who wish to forget it. And it’s not as if I don’t understand why…I do. It was a God awful day, especially for a New Yorker. Our country...
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Curiosities…Freaks on Parade
I came upon this term while thumbing through a book on P.T. Barnum, the infamous showman and circus owner (1810-1891). Why infamous as opposed to just famous? He made his vast fortune on the...
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Peace Interrupted
It’s Sunday, the day I usually reserve for peace of mind leaving my problems till Monday. I’ve had a very stressful week right up till some woman in the Food Emporium pushed my things out of her way...
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Thanksgiving 1963
I don’t know why this particular Connecticut Thanksgiving, when I was 9, came to mind, but it could be because of the two Kennedy books I’ve just read back to back. It got me thinking of that sad...
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Is Terrorism Becoming The Norm?
I was in Starbucks yesterday morning when a woman I know came in all shook up over Wednesday’s shooting in San Bernardino, California. Not a TV watcher, I knew nothing about it, so she flipped open...
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Give Me Your Tired Your Poor And Your .223 Caliber Smith and Wesson M-15s
My essay, Is Terrorism Becoming The Norm, caused quite a stir. After writing over 1200 blog pieces none have ever gleaned as many comments. Some came in peace and some heavily armed. It’s America...
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Christmas, Jackie and the Unexpected
This is interesting. It all began last Christmas assuming I wouldn’t be getting any presents. My two best friends I exchanged gifts with for years are both gone. And as you may recall, Camille and I...
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My Swan Song
Have you ever yearned for something your whole life, even something a little silly? I never wanted a car, diamonds or a mink coat, I wanted a swan. One of those old New England decoys you see in...
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Presidential Hopelessness
I ask myself, me who’s so proudly patriotic, will I even bother to vote for our next president. The alleged choices, the American Evita, to quote author, Christopher Anderson, or a callous cockatoo...
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An Islamic Little Girl
This could only happen to me. When I can’t sleep, which is often, I stumble out to the all night Duane Reade around the corner. It’s empty at 3 a.m. except for a handful of sleepy employees, so one...
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Mrs.Trump As First Lady?
When I came to, after reading Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee, his wife came to mind. If The Donald gets elected, she’s the First Lady. How can that be when she looks like Miss January....
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