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~:: Anatomy of a Family Portrait ::~

When you start out as a family, a couple of grown-ups and maybe a baby, the concept of  the “family portrait” is a pretty tame thing. You say, “Ready?  SMILE!” and everybody does.  They look right at the camera and … Continue reading

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~:: Rewind again: Not our Wedding ::~

I will have you know that I am a precursor – a harbinger of our new, cool global modern social order.  I remember very clearly: when I was an adolescent and I realized that my mother had a driver’s license … Continue reading

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