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Among the many rites of passage held dear in our society is that of graduation from junior school — that first milestone towards adulthood and, perhaps, intellectual freedom. Not having children of our own, my wife and I were...
Posted by admin
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 16:58:26 PDT
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It only takes one warm day to stimulate the weeds.
Within a few hours they seem to explode upon the barren ground. One day you marvel at your nice clean flower beds, but before the day has ended little green sprouts emerge...
Posted by pegconnelly
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 14:02:19 PDT
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Since the writing of my last column, I rode my ATV in “The Parker 250” and have become a true desert racer.
The odd thing is, this new title of mine doesn’t seem to fit. Maybe I should refer to myself as...
Posted by novakdean
- Wed Jan 10, 2007 15:37:26 PST
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I can’t say that mine is truly a new year’s resolution- this notion that I need to somehow ‘live more’ this year. I’ve always thought a real resolution had to be tangible- something like “I...
Posted by admin
- Thu Jan 4, 2007 08:29:07 PST
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By the end of this column, you’ll either see me as a selfish jerk, as a guy who’s simply done pretending, or you’ll see yourself.
When I was a little kid, I just assumed that my family would always go to...
Posted by admin
- Wed Dec 6, 2006 16:55:14 PST
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Most of the women sitting in Chuy’s on Rosedale highway the other night took notice when a handsome, late-twenty-something guy walked in with his buddies. He was “over the top” handsome in his striped-shirt and square...
Posted by admin
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 13:01:27 PST
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It’s time again. At my house, we’ve contemplated being a princess, a ladybug, the little mermaid and a witch. Every year, my kids are very wishy-washy about what they’re going to be for Halloween, right up until a...
Anonymous user
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 17:14:38 PDT
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I don’t remember all the details of the gossip that sparked the end of my 10-year friendship with a woman I thought I’d always be friends with, but I do remember the pain. So last night, when I picked up the phone to let her...
Posted by admin
- Wed Oct 11, 2006 17:04:12 PDT
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The teasing began on a Sunday afternoon.
My step-daughter and I had just returned home from buying the last of her school supplies.
I was in the kitchen looking down at the five mandatory kindergarten glue sticks. My husband walked...
Posted by admin
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 13:28:49 PDT
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Having been out of it for awhile, it was my soon-to-be first grader that reminded me of what an exciting time back to school season can be. You remember: the new clothes, the new lunchbox, the new backpack, the new home equity loan to...
Posted by admin
- Thu Aug 17, 2006 17:00:21 PDT
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This is an advice column. I’m not giving it, I’m asking for it.
Actually, my entire group of friends may be able to use whatever suggestion or experience you have to offer because we are all going through a divorce.
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Posted by admin
- Tue Aug 1, 2006 15:14:26 PDT
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June 22, 1991. Fifteen years ago today, Lisa and I were married. How different we are now — after all these years — than we were on the day we wed. We were just a couple of naïve college kids who had no idea what our...
Anonymous user
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 15:49:37 PDT
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If you've been listening to the Dean and Rachel show for any length of time, you know that our goal in the morning is to pretty much get you off to a good start. We try to make you laugh, make you think, and relay a little bit of our...
Anonymous user
- Thu May 25, 2006 13:35:03 PDT
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I’m currently mired in a project — call it a skirmish — that I wish I had never become involved in.Last fall, before interest rates started going up, we refinanced the house and became temporarily wealthy.We freed up...
Anonymous user
- Wed May 10, 2006 10:10:01 PDT
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After 25 years, four times a week, and approximately 28,800 miles later, I’ve finally had a doctor tell me to stop running.I’ve logged enough miles to circle the globe, and this man tells me to just stop. They say don’t...
Anonymous user
- Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:12:26 PDT
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