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Vent … a Series of Takes

by Barbara
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Ron, the author of Vent, com­pares his life to a series of takes in a film. What a unique way of describ­ing life’s expe­ri­ences! But believe me, it does fit Ron “to a t.” This Philadel­phia native not only is a pro­fes­sional actor and jack of all trades, but also a story teller […]

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Queen of Planet Hot Flash

by Barbara

It is always nice to share a good story, and this time, I found a beau­ti­ful birth story at The Queen of Planet Hot Flash.
The name of the blog might make male blog­gers cringe! But fel­lows, throw out any ideas that you might have upon see­ing the title. Da Queen is a spunky woman […]

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A Soldier’s Mother

by Barbara

The Chi­nese philoso­pher Lao-Tzu once said, “A jour­ney of a thou­sand miles begins with a sin­gle step.”
This is what A Soldier’s Mother has done. The blog was estab­lished by a mother to doc­u­ment the activ­i­ties of her son, Elie, a young sol­dier. He began his three years of ser­vice in the Israeli army in March 2007 […]

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Sisters of a Different Order

by Barbara
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Any woman who has one or more sis­ters (like me) can instantly relate to Sis­ters of a Dif­fer­ent Order. Through our blood­lines, sis­ters share the same fam­ily.  But this does not always mean being alike. Per­son­al­i­ties, tastes, polit­i­cal or reli­gious ori­en­ta­tion, and many other fac­tors often make sis­ters very dif­fer­ent from each other.
I jumped right […]

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