MAPA From my balcony I can see who he picks on any given day. In the early morning hours, the oddly marked dog lopes behind a couple of girls, perhaps thinking it’s a good day to check out the local school. The girls ignore him. Another morning, he chooses a young family. Only the toddler
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Doreen* says she’s sorry to hear my friend’s cancer has returned (it hadn’t.) Someone else lets it be known a mutual acquaintance is getting hair plugs and liposuction. Mia listens to me kvetch about an in-law. She passes on Felicia’s health concerns and we both agree that Franny’s online posts are getting weirder, right? Chisme,
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Remember when birthdays were giddy excitement, party hats and toys, toys, toys? Now they’re like unwelcome reminders of a bill due sooner or later. And given the postmark on my latest birthday, it’s leaning more towards sooner. So, I got to thinking, what’s old? It’s a fallacy to go by our culture’s definition since the
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