John Malone writes: "Rather than continually apologizing for my behavior and then doing
the same things over again, I was able to change my behavior, gradually and
painfully. I still have to struggle every day with my inflated ego, my anxiety,
my need to show off, to be right and to make you wrong."
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Hitting Bottom
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To Write a Paragraph
Joan Cannon writes, It was a small, special class of senior boys with an
assortment of various handicaps, none physical, taking place at the end of a
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Languedoc: This big wine-producing region in southern France offers many big bargains
Sharon Kapnick writes, Languedoc has become known for good-value, popular international varietals, as
well as wines using indigenous grapes that offer distinctive new flavors and
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Niggly Things
Julia Sneden writes about Niggly Things, to drive us around the proverbial bend, like the lower corner of the TV frame used to promote next week’s offerings. Kyra Sedgwick pops up like a leprechaun, crouched to spring, disrupting Casablanca, let alone Schindler’s List. The Screen Actors’ Guild needs to do something, pronto
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Shrink Shrank Shrunken
Julia Sneden writes, "My
spine has begun to collapse, and most cruelly of all, this is happening as my
granddaughter is starting her adolescent growth spurt. Soon she will be kissing
me on the top of the head and, worse yet, noticing that my part isn’t straight
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Just the Icing on the Cake, Part Two
Roberta McReynolds writes, "I felt the premature thrill of success; a moment later the sculpted
flower slid off my fingers on its little wax paper toboggan, smashing upside
down on the floor. I don’t recall what I uttered, but it wasn’t anything they
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What Will They Think of Next?
Rose Mula writes, "They’ve invented a car that parallel parks itself, but when will they give us one that will drive itself so I can concentrate on my cell phone calls, answer my laptop email, and eat my sandwich … without worrying that a cop is going to pull me over."
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Last in Line
Adrienne G. Cannon writes, “I look around during rehearsals and classes and don’t see many of my age who are as persistent or energetic in trying to perfect their skill. I feel successful in many of the things I do, in spite of not being the best performer.”
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Met Opera’s Live in HD
Jill Norgren reviews the Met Opera’s Live in HD, providing a front row seat to live opera through H-D simulcast. Camera work is intelligent and artful, with stunning close-ups and sensible renderings of choral and dancing ensembles.