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Change Did Happen

by Karoli on February 2, 2012 · 4 comments

I remarked to Ms. Dancer this morning that when my day seems to be crummy, I remember that this man gets up every morning to face really big problems and yet keeps a smile on his face. As he says over and over, we press on. It makes my complaints seem petty. He’s not Superman [...]

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Love That Thing You Do

by Karoli on October 5, 2011 · 1 comment

Three different and completely unrelated events today converged into one theme — how unexpected and arbitrary loss is and how the fallout scatters itself across the landscape in tiny shards, lodging in spots you thought were shielded and covered. It disrupts, alters, shifts realities known into the unknown — a surreal, never-trivial shift like an [...]

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Health Care Reform Hit Parade: Senate Mix

by Karoli on November 23, 2009 · 3 comments

Amid the roar of pundits, politicians and people, a quieter and more significant theme emerges: Whether or not there is a public option, the Senate and House reform bills DO represent real, badly needed health insurance AND care reform. Now that the big “debate the bill” vote is passed, we have a week for pundits [...]

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