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Open questions
Leave a commentSeptember 28, 2009 by 8junebugs
Now that I know two of my four great-grandmothers had Gertrude in their names and hid it, am I obligated …
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Gingras Family Marriages
8September 21, 2009 by 8junebugs
I took to reporting and journalism (in spite of veering professionally into nonprofit editing and web communications) because I thrive …
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Thinking a lot, posting less
Leave a commentSeptember 21, 2009 by 8junebugs
Many thanks for the prayers and well wishes last week. Memere is stable and out of ICU, and she seems …
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Waiting
Leave a commentSeptember 18, 2009 by 8junebugs
Or: Why there is a rosary in my car right now Sometime Wednesday morning, my Memere — the matriarch without …
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The newest Gingras
2September 11, 2009 by 8junebugs
Check out my gorgeous cousin and his gorgeous bride on their wedding day. I can concur with my aunt, who still …
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Take it or toss it
9September 10, 2009 by 8junebugs
A few times this weekend, I heard a combination of the following: Column A: You / Someone should Column B: …
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Unearthed
Leave a commentSeptember 9, 2009 by 8junebugs
1. A letter from my great-grandmother, Grandma Whipple, to my parents in the summer of 1975. It begins “Dear Children,” …
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The end, and a beginning
Leave a commentSeptember 3, 2009 by 8junebugs
Starting Friday, I’ll be packing up Mom’s house and finding homes (or estate auctions) for a lifetime’s leftovers. I’m heading …
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Dental damn-its
Leave a commentSeptember 3, 2009 by 8junebugs
I have a cavity. A little one. In a wisdom tooth that already has an old silver filling in it, …
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The power of teh Twitter
2September 2, 2009 by 8junebugs
Bad example: During one meeting of my Not-for-profits in the Digital Age class this summer, the instructor spent 15 minutes …
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