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Kentucky Derby
My father is obsessed with horseracing and dragged the family to the Kentucky Derby when I was 13. Here’s some information about the “Run for the Roses.” https://www.articlecity.com/blog/5-things-know-kentucky-derby/
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Colors
I just love the color combination in this image.
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If only…
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Recital on Superbowl Sunday
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The Elevator
When I got in the elevator at my office this morning, I was greeted by several flattened cardboard boxes and a few plastic bags of random food items. I learned a few moments later that a homeless woman had been sleeping the elevator at night and had left only moments before. Even though this setup is likely to end soon once the owners of the building decide how to handle it, the sight of this small encampment saddened me. Even Southern California nights are cold, and this woman needed to be inside. I do not know her, but I wonder who she is and how she got to the point…
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Perfect Attendance Awards
I think these student awards that are given out at the end of the school year are absurd. They are not based on academics, only that the student’s physical body is present in a seat. Of course, I am in no way trying to diminish the achievements of students who were not attacked by the various germs, illnesses and bacteria that float around school campuses waiting for a vulnerable host. Perhaps schools can find another way to recognize students instead of a school-wide award that seems only to highlight the students who either went to school sick or were lucky enough not to get sick in the first place. As…
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MS is like a box of chocolates…early
Here is a link to an article I wrote back in the day… http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/18/health/he-myturn18
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Independence
This is a great article about a new dad successfully caring for his baby from his wheelchair. https://parentingonwheelsblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/the-fluidity-of-independence/
