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Waiting for Mr. Right-Enough

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I’m tired. — Mae West She might have loved a man who took his time, but Mae West was otherwise a woman who did not wait. At age five she was performing on church and community stages in her New York neighborhood.…

March 2, 2016 in Aging, Commitment, How I roll, Perspective.

An ode to crappy marketing

Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout. — Morihei Ueshiba A friend asked me a while back if I ever got tired. I responded that most nights I fall asleep within ten minutes of putting my head on the pillow, so yes, I get tired. His probe went a bit further then.…

March 1, 2016 in Commitment, How I roll, Intent, Personal History, Perspective.

What’s love got to do with it?

I have always loved me some Tina Turner. But when Ms. Turner soulfully sings What’s love got to do with it, I confess that she loses me when she asks, “What’s love but a second-hand emotion?” I think that love might be the life of a community and fear might be its death. This week…

February 8, 2016 in How I roll, Love, Passion, Perspective.

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Rose and Paul with Michael Pink, 2014
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It took the concerted actions of four people to get Paul to a summer event
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Rose and Paul with Michael Pink, 2014
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This painting by Paul Mandracchia is a study for a mural on the ceiling of a child’s room.
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My dad with Tuffy and me in 1949.
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Sketch for a restaurant mural by Paul Mandracchia
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Kristina and Gary at MAM
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Paul joking with our friend, Jan
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My mother at 92.
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