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Guest AuthorJuly 16, 2014

I recently took a ride on the new SunRail. I was among the throng onboard for a free ride and to see, as Dr. Seuss would say, “Oh, the places I could go.” When I entered the overstuffed car, a young woman immediately stood up and said to me, “Here, momma, take my seat.” And […]

Guest AuthorMay 28, 2014

My friend of 30 years died recently. Her husband called one Sunday in February to say she was gone. Not understanding the euphemism, I said, “Gone? Gone where? When is she coming back? She didn’t tell me she was going anywhere.” In almost a whisper, he said, “She died this morning.” Her death was so […]

Guest AuthorMarch 27, 2014

I am a proud member of the sandwich generation. Sociologist Dorothy A. Miller coined the term in 1981 to classify people who care for their aging parent(s) while helping to support their own children. A recent analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center noted that nearly half (47 percent) of Americans aged […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 2014

As I grow older, a bad word that starts with C has crept into my vocabulary — and my environment. I’m having a hard time ridding myself of it. It niggles at my edges, and like a bad haircut it has become my constant companion. What’s the word, you ask? Clutter! I can’t really pinpoint […]

Tag: Rebekah McCloud
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Rebekah McCloud: Would you let your daughter color her hair blue?

Rebekah McCloud: An uncomfortable question: where are your papers?

Rebekah McCloud: ‘You are the Momma now’

Rebekah McCloud: I don’t know when the problem started – it was just there