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You can take the girl out of Alabama, but…
When I tell people I’m from Alabama, they’re always surprised because I don’t have a Southern accent*, but then I pull a sweater out of my purse when it’s 71 degrees on a late June evening, and...
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Happy Thanks-IronBowl-Giving
I don’t have to tell you that this is a big week. It’s steeped in tradition. It’s the high point of the fall that we’ve all been anticipating for weeks now, and I can’t believe it’s finally here. It’s...
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May the nostalgia be with you
If you’re anything like me, Thanksgiving was a whirlwind of family, friends, and lots of food. (and, if you’re really like me, football). Like me, you were still working through the turkey leftovers...
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Second impressions
Is there any adage that inspires more dread in the hearts of the introverted, shy, and socially awkward everywhere than, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression?” Maybe there are...
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Notes on notes
It’s a well-worn subject by now—the internet and smartphone age has done away with countless things many of us grew up with: not knowing how a TV show ended unless you or someone you knew saw it, the...
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My mother, the astronaut
Sunday marked the 13th anniversary of my mother’s death. At 53, she was fairly young when she died from what I usually describe as “breast cancer.” But the truth is that after a few years of treatment...
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Sticky situations
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Maybe you haven’t heard, but it’s primary day here in New York. I just voted and, after inserting my ballot into the counting machine, I scanned the desks where the poll...
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