Posted on Aug 5th, 2009
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Sylvia
My parents, particularly my mother, were toxically sarcastic. I have trained myself to be much gentler in my humor for the most part. When I am cuttingly sarcastic, that can be a clue that I... More »
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Posted on Dec 26th, 2008
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Sylvia
I hear and feel a baby crying and it scares me. It cries not with the outraged squall of a pampered infant insisting on the immediate care that fills its hours. It cries with the... More »
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Posted on Dec 8th, 2008
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Sylvia
Cold winter Is Coming It's already here, at least in central Ohio. We usually get a preview of chilly weather and/or snow before Christmas, and then get some serious winter weather the week between Christmas... More »
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Posted on Dec 8th, 2008
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Sylvia
Politics, particularly in the 2002 and 2004 elections. I wouldn't say that I was sheltered so much as blindly optimistic. I bought into the fantasy that if left leaning activists gave enough and worked hard... More »
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