jrdreistadt
Smoking Mirror
Going home to a place that Faded away With time, with life, with age Survival is death. The heavens in my eyes opened up Flooding me...
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jrdreistadt
- Apr 8, 2017
- 1 min
Intentional Carelessness
Intentional carelessness is the act of purposefully choosing not to attach ourselves to what happens or to what happens as a result of...
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jrdreistadt
- Apr 5, 2017
- 1 min
The Rose Guard
How can we appreciate the roses When our bread is nearly gone When our bread was Stolen from us last week. How can we feel any happiness...
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jrdreistadt
- Apr 1, 2017
- 1 min
Mind = Action
What happens in our minds and our actions are mutually influential. Our minds offer us the freedom to be open, continually metamorphic,...
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jrdreistadt
- Mar 29, 2017
- 1 min
Le Pièce de Résistance
Recently, as I presented a casserole made for my grandmother out of a certain canned spare animal parts product, with love as only such a...
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jrdreistadt
- Mar 25, 2017
- 1 min
The Safety of My Home
The safety of my home Is a luxury I may no longer Be able to experience Is a privilege that may soon be Lost to me forever. As I sit here...
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jrdreistadt
- Mar 22, 2017
- 2 min
Dissertation Dilemma
You haven’t heard a lot from me over the past year. I won’t bore you with excuses, except to let you know that I experienced a prolonged...
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jrdreistadt
- Mar 19, 2017
- 1 min
My Dream is Your Dream, and Your Dream is Mine
A beloved aunt who provided great care for me as a child once taught me the expression, ‘mi casa es su casa.’ She told me that this...
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jrdreistadt
- Mar 13, 2017
- 1 min
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jrdreistadt
- Jan 7, 2016
- 1 min
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
- Nov 9, 2015
- 2 min
Autumn Routines
The first day of school was always a day met, for me, with both eager anticipation and deep despair. While it was a joy to get dressed...
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jrdreistadt
- Nov 3, 2015
- 2 min
Rediscovering the Library
As a young woman, I spent a lot of time in the library. It was more than a place to kill a few hours every day in-between school and...
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jrdreistadt
- Oct 30, 2015
- 2 min
40 for 40 #11: Self-Acceptance
The first ten things on my 40 for 40 list were actions I took — places I went, things I purchased, etc. And there will be more of those...
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jrdreistadt
- Oct 19, 2015
- 2 min
A Fine Appreciation of Underrated Things
The humble dandelion is one of my favorite flowers. They joyfully brighten up otherwise ordinary lawns, offering visual variation through...
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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
- Oct 6, 2015
- 2 min
Our Purple Toenails
Purple has always been my favorite color. I love to wear it, surround myself with it, and integrate it into as much of my life as...
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 30, 2015
- 3 min
Broken Record Syndrome
It is a bit surreal that I am writing about records on a blog — and hopefully most of you know what a record is or if not can imagine...
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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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