You know that you should shop locally, right? It brings revenue where it’s needed most–our own bankrupt state. You could really do all your shopping on 4th Avenue. I don’t mean the street fair (sorry, but I sort of can’t bear it) but the regular shops. So many independent and locally-owned businesses! Here’s but a [...]

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Erika M sent me this article and in reading it there was much vigorous headnodding on my part and occasional moments of “hmmm…..” accompanied by the pensive stroking of my long imaginary beard. The topic of child care–on the part of the parent or other caretaker or the group/institution–is ever on my mind. I’m also [...]

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The analogy I keep thinking of is “pie”, but that’s overused so I wish to avoid it. But, well, for now I will talk about pie (while sharing a photo of pretty daisies and poppies). Before having kids, I had my…pie (this sounds really idiotic to me). Those 24 hours each day, that paycheck. The [...]

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