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Recent posts
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Errata
A reader pointed out that the Star Wars movies mentioned in “Nomadic Christmases Past” are in fact sequels, not prequels. Hadn’t I noticed that Luke Skywalker had hit middle age? That Leia had a grown son? That she’d changed her hair? All very excellent points. It is mildly disconcerting that after six hours of cumulative…
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On Nomadic Christmases Past
It was Christmas week in Lisbon, and I found there was a delinquent gift for someone who’d expect it. “Pete, I thought you had bought that?” was followed by “Wait, I thought you’d bought that,” and we each ended up conceding procrastination, placing full blame on December’s busyness. I note that this is remarkably out…
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Accidental Herbivore
We were sharing a small fourth-floor walk-up, 102 steps, to be exact, across from Ladbroke Square Park. Pete and I had just moved in together. We were new to London, having just moved our few belongings across the Channel from Paris, with our prized possessions being a painting I bartered for proudly in French at…
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Feminist Manifesto, Part 2: Thoughts on a way forward
Never underestimate the power of a good mani on a bad week. In you walk, out you swag. And so I found myself in desperate need of a pick-me-up, debating over nail polish shades at a nearby manicure spot. It had been a difficult series of weeks, and apparently it showed. “Oooh lady, rough day?”…
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On Time
It is the type of thing that adults say in small talk, “Where has this year gone?,” like talking about the weather. “Can you believe there are Christmas decorations up in the supermarket already? Nat King Cole and Mariah Carey everywhere!” (Mariah, enough, your Christmas music drives me bonkers.) “Every year it’s sooner!” Adult small…
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