Episode 79: The Babe Magnet
Many apologies for my absence over the last three weeks. I had a knee replacement two weeks ago and have only just emerged from the fog...
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Still Waters
a serialized memoir
by Kristin Lindstrom
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Feb 6, 20232 min read
Episode 78: Freelancing Is Such Fun
I was freelancing, writing, and managing a range of marketing projects, from brochures to annual reports and other such company projects....
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Episode 77: Mon Dieu!
Elizabeth, Perry and Philippe on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. We met our French friends, Elizabeth and Philippe,...
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Jan 21, 20232 min read
Episode 76: A Tiny Terror
My mother could be generous of spirit, funny and kind. Her alter ego, especially as she aged, was a narcissistic curmudgeon, a...
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More Snippets
Perry and I bought a very modern ceiling fan for our living room. A pair of electricians came by to install it. They spoke not a word of...
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Jan 5, 20234 min read
Episode 75: Adventures In Dating
I always thought Joe was kind, funny and smart. Granted he was no beauty; these other factors surely overrode his looks, didn’t they? I,...
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Dec 28, 20225 min read
Episode 74: Dialogue Is Everything
Looking back, my dating career can only be described as, well, checkered. Sure, there were some good guys along the way, but there were...
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Dec 4, 20224 min read
Episode 73: Adventures in Hairdressing
I looked in the mirror and singled out a gray strand amongst my full head of glossy brown hair. I pulled it, wincing, not because it hurt...
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Nov 30, 20221 min read
A Digression
We bought our house in Arlington, Virginia, in 1986, a cottage with a lovely front porch. The previous owners disliked the house and...
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Nov 19, 20223 min read
Episode 72: From the Pot into the Fire II
Derek was American but had been raised until his teens in England. This gave him a certain panache along with a slight English accent....
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Nov 15, 20223 min read
Episode 71: From the Pot Into the Fire
In the 1970s and 80s, it wasn’t as easy to move jobs as it is today. You were expected to be in a position for at least two years to...
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Nov 5, 20223 min read
Episode 70: The Show Must Go On
Air Florida Flight 90 passengers being rescued by helicopter. Photo by U.S.A. Today It was a dark, snowy January afternoon in 1982 when...
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Nov 1, 20221 min read
Another Digression
After my recent post about Nico, I came across this photo of him, pouting on the porch because there are no dogs, children, strollers,...
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Oct 27, 20221 min read
A Digression
Three months ago, we lost our 13-year-old Pekingese, Nico. The vet came to the house to put him down, and we chose his favorite space,...
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Oct 26, 20222 min read
Episode 69: Bob's Your Uncle
Our Boston Terrier Elwood doesn’t bark much but this afternoon he stands on a chair and barks ferociously out the front window. I get out...
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Oct 20, 20223 min read
Episode 68: An Unfortunate Detour
I’m lying in the hospital recovery area after surgery to remove a cyst the size of an English pea that had been leaning on my nerve....
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Sep 29, 20222 min read
Episode 67: An Ogre Walks Among Us
An ogre walks among us. He runs a traveling make-up and wig company out of Texas. He goes from city to city where his services are needed...
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Sep 26, 20223 min read
Episode 66: A Rich Gift In Our Midst
There’s a gnome who travels the maze of hallways beneath the main floor of the Kennedy Center. He may be carrying the dance belt Mikhail...
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Sep 23, 20221 min read
A Digression: The Joy of Pets
My Boston Terrier Elwood frequently visits my lap, sometimes for a better view of his surroundings and sometimes to nestle in. As with...
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