jrdreistadt
40 for 40: All the Rest
Last year, I made a pact with a fellow friend, who shared with me the momentous occasion of turning 40, to do 40 things to celebrate this...
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jrdreistadt
- Oct 16, 2015
- 2 min
40 for 40 #10: Weird Al
Going to a concert, for me, is always a luxury. I sadly lack the excess resources that would be necessary to partake in all of the...
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jrdreistadt
- Oct 8, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #9: Herbes de Provence
Ever since I was a student in Mrs. Scarcia’s French class at Trexler Middle School in the 1980s, I have longed for the perfumed air and...
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 25, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #8: Blondie
The first time I almost met Debbie Harry I was 26 years old. I was staying in the Grace Jones room at the Chelsea Star Hotel and it was...
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 18, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #7: Collecting Mud On My Boots
You might think that I have given up on my quest to do 40 fun things in celebration of my 40th birthday. I have not; indeed, I have been...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 10, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #6: Sourdough
I have always been curious about sourdough, but when I recently read that it both had a lower glycemic index than other breads and...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 3, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #5: Hat’s On
I bought myself my first big fancy hat. Not only is it de rigueur for the Devon Horse Show, the event at which I first wore it, it...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 26, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #4: Thongs
I have always thought that flip flops are ugly and uncomfortable. But there are times that they prove to be quite convenient, like during...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 20, 2015
- 2 min
40 for 40 #3: Beautiful Bathroom
When I first moved into my 150 year old house almost eight years ago, I immediately began the process of cleaning up and updating the...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 12, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #2: An Evening with Andre
OK, so it wasn’t the first time I had ever seen Andre Watts. Nor was it the first time I ever saw him at New Jersey Performing Arts...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 5, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #1: Joan Osborne
Last summer, when listening to various tracks on my MP3 player while on a road trip, my mother mentioned that she loved Joan Osborne’s...
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