2009

Definitions

Maya: Illusion. Obscuring the spiritual reality of absolute being with an illusory appearance of the sense-world.

Blog: A place to talk about life rather than to live life.

Blogger: A person who talks about life rather than lives it.

(So why am I blogging instead of living life, you ask?....I did a lot of living, now I want to talk about it, so get off my case!)

"Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering - and it's all over much too soon."

Woody Allen

Happy New Year 2010!

January 3rd, 2010 · By Lynn

New Year’s Eve in Times Square is a once in a lifetime experience and now I know why! Anyone would be crazy to do it more than once!
Getting to Times Square at 3:00 in the afternoon was already far too late. Times Square was filling up faster than a Black Friday Christmas sale! Katarina, Patrick, […]

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Where Is She?

June 29th, 2009 · By Lynn

In 1979 I met a young Iranian girl, Sharareh, who had come to Paris to study French. Her father brought her to France and then returned to Iran. Sharareh was left alone for the first time in her life in a strange city and a strange country, but she was excited to be in Paris and we became […]

Mine That Bird - The Fairy Tale Continues For The Triple Crown

May 8th, 2009 · By Lynn

Was there ever any doubt that Mine That Bird, who caused one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history last Saturday, would go on to the Preakness in search of the Triple Crown? Not really. For many last week, watching Mine That Bird in the Kentucky Derby was like watching Street Sense all over […]

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Appreciating The Small Things

January 6th, 2009 · By Lynn

I never make New Year’s Resolutions, not because they don’t last…I just never think about it. This year, however, I’ve decided that it’s something that I want to do. So, I will write down what I am grateful for everyday.
I know, it’s nothing new, but on Christmas Eve I was thinking about all the blessings I have […]

A Good Start To The New Year!

January 3rd, 2009 · By Lynn

Patrick and I danced the night away into the New Year until almost 5 in the morning!!! We contemplated going out to dinner or having dinner in and then dancing! Actually Patrick though about it; I was more than willing to have Patrick make dinner for the two of us!
The menu was exquisite. We started […]

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