Once again, the birthday fairy has smacked — um, tapped — me on the shoulder.
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4/10/14
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I was scaling the shelves of a local supermarket, trying to beat out another shopper who was heading for a box of farfel, when I had an epiphany . . .
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4/4/14
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Last week, field experts from the Long Island Department of Wildlife confirmed that a species of giant frog has moved into local waters.
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3/27/14
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If you can find even one week and a bit of money to gift yourself a short holiday, may I suggest a small adventure?
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3/20/14
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Historically, bold and brave people have moved west in this country, but often, innovative ideas have moved east.
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3/13/14
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I sat down this morning and wrote a letter to a friend going through a really rough patch in his life.
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3/6/14
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Or vice versa? A story is told about the conductor Daniel Barenboim, who decided to conduct a piece from Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” in Israel . . .
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2/27/14
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So, how about this winter?
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2/21/14
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The Beatles’ invasion of America 50 years ago this month was a global event, but in 1964, in the Five Towns, it was very much a local story.
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2/14/14
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If there were killers wandering America, randomly shooting kids in their classrooms, stalking our sons and daughters on their high school and college campuses, surely we would rise up and march on Washington, demanding action.
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2/6/14
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