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Generations: Everyday Magic, Day 884
Columbia was where we met in college, or more to the point, because of what we did in our many non-college hours: potlucks with too much...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 19, 20162 min read
A Wonder Made of Time and Staying Put: Everyday Magic, Day 883
A few days later, while wandering through the Merc to get a crapload of delicacies for friends facing serious medical woo-hah, I ran into...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 13, 20163 min read
A Year of Reunions: Everyday Magic, Day 882
In the arms and lap of Suzanne, one of my oldest friends Stay around long enough, and you’ll meet yourself and everyone else you love...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 31, 20154 min read
Karma, a Disgruntled Cat, and the Bob-Tailed Squirrel: Everyday Magic, Day 881
If the windows are Cat TV, the squirrel was a daily reality show designed to inflame cat desires and piss them off. As such, it had high...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 19, 20152 min read
Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880
All day, I had been thinking about a year ago when our dear friend Jerry died after either a short or long illness, depending on how you...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 14, 20153 min read
Birthday Wars: Everyday Magic, Day 879
I was born sharing my birthday because I popped into this world on my dad’s birthday. Add to that the occasional swirl or Hanukkah spread...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 5, 20152 min read
Simple Gifts: Everyday Magic, Day 878
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free, ’tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 26, 20152 min read
A Startling Implosion: Everyday Magic, Day 876
I went to see McCollum Hall, a 10-story dorm, being imploded without knowing why, but drawn in like thousands of others. After all, how...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 25, 20152 min read
When the Ocean is There, Jump In: Everyday Magic, Day 875
Living in Kansas, where both swimming in salt water, let alone oceans, and seeing dolphins (which I saw both days) is usually something...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 21, 20152 min read
Give Me Your Huddled Masses: Everyday Magic, Day 873
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 19, 20151 min read
Tipping Points: Everyday Magic, Day 872
More or less, we’re at a tipping point all the time, always on the cusp of change, but sometimes it just seems more so this way. Sitting...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 13, 20151 min read
30th Anniversary for the Royals and for Us: Everyday Magic, Day 871
Of course, there’s huge differences. Marriage is not about winners and losers, unless that marriage is not really all about marriage....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 5, 20153 min read
Time-Travel into Fall: Everyday Magic, Day 870
Over the last month, I've been time-travelling backwards through fall. I started October in Vermont, where the temperatures lingered in...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 23, 20152 min read
Why Would Anyone Leave Lawrence, Kansas?: Everyday Magic, Day 869
Last night I dreamed that we had just moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where our oldest son now lives, because Ken got a kick-ass job...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 12, 20153 min read
Everything That Converges: Everyday Magic, Day 868
Enter a surprising convergence, starting with a great big ball of light Sunday evening. After finally getting the kayaks out of the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 30, 20152 min read
Grateful to Be Back On the Old Road Home: Everyday Magic, Day 867
Last night, instead of going west to the new route home, I turned left, following a line of cars down a new road without being sure if I...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 26, 20152 min read
A Quiet Moment on Yom Kippur: Everyday Magic, Day 866
Early afternoon on this day of repentance, I’m sitting on my porch, laptop open despite this being the kind of holiday when many...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 23, 20153 min read
Three Rattlesnakes and Three Kids Gone: Everyday Magic, Day 865
On one hand, all is good. My heart is full and calm this morning as a hidden pond as I sit on the porch surrounded by soft rain, cats and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 28, 20151 min read
Predictably Crazy in Unpredictable Ways as the Nest Empties: Everyday Magic, Day 864
Daniel showing us the native prairie plant greenhouse on his last day of work there. I knew this was coming, but sometimes knowledge...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 17, 20153 min read
A Perfect Travel Day: Everyday Magic, Day 863
Goodbye, Vermont! I travel a lot. Consequently, a lot of things that go could go wrong do go wrong: three-day stints flying from Vermont...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 15, 20152 min read
