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NutriSystem, my foot

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night my friend Sue Trueblue, two of her daughters, and I went on an adventure to the Pantages Theater to see the Donny and Marie Christmas production.  The thirty mile, two hour drive in rush hour traffic into Los … Continue reading →

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Fun rolls

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

As I pulled the covers from my head, my chin jutted out and my nose poked in a southerly direction towards home, like a horse to the bar.  Today we were heading home.  If only for one day. We decided to stop … Continue reading →

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The magic of the black Volvo

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

The age of innocence and magic ends for all of us.  Today Rebecca turns that coming of age year we all dread. I first enjoyed Rebecca’s company near the corner of Hollywood and Vine when a group of young women … Continue reading →

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Hospital survival bag

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“Is that a mole?” I asked the GAP, pointing to her forehead.  “No,” she wailed.  “It’s a big zit.  How can I be this age and still breaking out?”  We were on our way to a baby shower.  Carolyn had … Continue reading →

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Sands of our lives

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Two gaily wrapped gifts in front of two unsuspecting ladies.  Three pieces of cheesecake sitting in front of three friends who will never burn off in a single week all the calories consumed in fifteen minutes.  Oh, Travis the Destroyer … Continue reading →

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Little ole’ lady

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“Wanna go to our good soup place?” I asked Nae. Her eyes glazed over just thinking about it.  The soup was our drug of choice.  The rest of the day we’d be useless at work, but what the hey.  We … Continue reading →

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¿Dónde estás?

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

The phone rang.  I glanced at the caller’s id and recognized the number.  “¿Dónde estás mi amiga?” I said, practicing for my upcoming vacation. “I’m stuck-o in the stairwell-o,” came the reply.  Nae had forgotten her door pass.  We’ve grown close … Continue reading →

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Taking the risk

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“Let’s grab a bite to eat,” I said to Nae.  We’d been working hard and deserved a break. “Where do you want to go?” I gave her the look like “duh, where you think?”  We have a favorite place.  It’s … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day meets Thai town

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

The rain poured down.  The barrage of drops rustled tree branches and knocked leaves to and fro.  I love the rain.  It gives me an excuse to let my hair do what it does best — cling flatly to my … Continue reading →

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Suspicious circumstances

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday I joined two friends for dinner.  We laughed when Laurel shared how she’d met her husband at a production of an amateur play.  She’d turned red and white stripped Dr. Denton’s into a kangaroo costume by wearing them backwards.  … Continue reading →

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