Episode 98: My Break-up with Opioids
Sorry this took so long. I’ve often wondered how some people can become addicted to drugs like opioids; my experience with them has not...
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Still Waters
a serialized memoir
by Kristin Lindstrom
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Sep 24, 20231 min read
Episode 97: Another Moment of Zen When Bigger Is Better!
On one trip to France, we drove along the Dordogne River valley in the Perigord. Along the way, we saw numerous billboards featuring this...
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Sep 10, 20231 min read
Episode 95
Sorry I left you hanging. Three weeks ago I had very intensive surgery on my back. I was under anesthesia for over 10 hours. To...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
Episode 94: Opposites Attract
My husband was born in London, England and after five years returned to the United States, more specifically Cape Cod. His final move...
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Jul 6, 20233 min read
Episode 93: The Rising Sun
Over several years, Perry and I took a number of trips to France. Our friends asked us if we wanted to go somewhere else, but the...
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Jun 28, 20234 min read
Episode 92: the Wonder Years II
For many years, the Clarendon area of Arlington was known as Little Saigon because of its many Vietnamese restaurants and shops. My...
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Jun 24, 20233 min read
Episode 91: The Wonder Years I
I wonder what they'll get up to next! My in-laws Mal and Herb were essentially kind people with pronounced idiosyncrasies. Mal and Herb...
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Jun 9, 20232 min read
Episode 90: Adventures at 1515 Wilson
Sailing takes me away to where I always wanted to be. . . Well, I’m sailing alright, but I don’t think I’ll end up where I want to be....
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Jun 1, 20231 min read
Episode 89: Curses!
All of my adult life, I have been cursed with the inability to open plastic bags, particularly those used for produce. I will stand at a...
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May 27, 20234 min read
Episode 88: Texas Is A State of Mind
On our fifth wedding anniversary, Perry wanted to take me to Austin, Texas, where he went to grad school and generally had a great time.....
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May 7, 20232 min read
Episode 87: Snippets
Five of us were in the company elevator heading ultimately for the 11th floor. The two men were talking about the coming weekend’s golf...
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Apr 30, 20233 min read
Episode 86: I Spy, You Spy, We All Spy
Mary and I flattened ourselves against the institutional green tiled wall and extended a small mirror on a metal stick around the corner....
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Apr 22, 20232 min read
Episode 85: Boyfriends Behaving Badly
Jeannie was a sweet, somewhat frumpy woman who worked at AGA’s third-rate art department. When the art director Jack flew into a tirade,...
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Apr 12, 20233 min read
Episode 84: All's Well that Ends Well
The other day I was due to be at a doctor’s office for tests earlier than usual and ended up at Virginia Hospital Center three buildings...
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Apr 10, 20232 min read
Episode 83: Order of the Garter
I’m squirming so much in my seat I’m surprised the teacher hasn’t asked me if I’ve got ants in my pants. I’m in eight grade English class...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
Episode 82: The Old Man and the Dog
My mother lived with Perry and me for the last four months of her life. She was dying of cirrhosis of the liver. The first month or so...
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Mar 22, 20233 min read
Episode 81: The Torture of Buying Bras
I heard a box drop onto the front porch and looked out the front door to see what it was. It seemed innocuous but I knew what was inside....
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
A Digression
Many times in my childhood, we were reduced to splashing around in a blown up wading pool. My brother Jake recently told me a story that...
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Mar 5, 20233 min read
Episode 80: The Birth of a Babe Magnet
As what was left of Xerxes’ hair hit the floor, little did he know this would transform his life. He went from being an attractive black...
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