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2019 – I Bid You Adieu With a Swift Kick of The Boot
Here we are, ladies and gentlemen; we have reached the end of the long and winding road of 2019 as we await the coming of a new year and new decade. And so there is nothing left to do but to bid adieu to 2019 with a swift kick of the boot as I recall the words of The Beatles and beg 2020 to open the door: But still they lead me back To the long winding road You left me standing here A long long time ago Don’t leave me waiting here Lead me to your door. The truth is, 2019 cannot end swiftly enough. While there certainly have…
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Finding Love on New Year’s Eve
Over the past few days, I’ve been thinking about what my final blog post for 2012 would be. After much consideration, I decided to end the year the way I began it: with a love story—or two. The first is not just any ordinary story: It’s the story of my parents and New Year’s Eve. Quite frankly, I would not be here today writing blog posts if my parents had not met on a blind date on New Year’s Eve. Thanks to my parents’ mutual friend, Fran, they were set up on a blind date in New Jersey. The result of that blind date? Forty-eight years of blissful marriage. Their…
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New Year’s Resolution: The Top Ten Things I Will Not Lose in 2012
*** As we kiss 2011 goodbye, and welcome the new year, I’ve made my resolutions. Have you? Here they are, keeping in mind what JK Rowling (Luna Lovegood) says: “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.” Hmmm…that may be true for wizards, but I’m not so sure about it in the muggle world. Here are the Top Ten Things I Will Not Lose in 2012: 10. My Keys 9. My Sense of Humor 8. My Hair 7. My Temper 6. A Bet 5. One Sock 4. My Cellphone 3. An Argument 2. My Mind 1.…