Tag: family
member name: Elizabeth Madrigal
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October 07, 2008 07:12 PM EDT --
We all saw John McCain's mom walk and stand up unassisted during the convention. She is in pretty good shape for someone in her 90's. It was impressive, really. Moms? . . . more
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May 23, 2008 12:27 AM EDT --
Anyone from the east coast will raise their eyebrows slightly when I mention where I was born, so if asked I generally say, "New England". If they continue to press, I answer, "Connecticut", . . . more
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February 17, 2008 01:32 AM EST --
"He's not your real uncle, he's your godfather."
"Why isn't Aunt Thellie my godmother then?"
"Because Aunt Mary is your godmother."
"But I've . . . more
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April 01, 2008 11:27 PM EDT --
How I envy those who worship God and attend mass with seeming impunity. I fear the homily is always directed at me, confirmed by my involuntary blushing. As there is no blood spurting from their . . . more
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October 10, 2008 05:18 AM EDT --
As many of you know, I am passionate about our country, but the United States of America has fallen on very sad times. The economic breakdown of late is merely the latest symptom of the moral and . . . more
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June 09, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
The first five days my husband is out of town are usually a bit of a gift. I can do whatever I want without any judgment, I think smugly. Of course, my wildness these days seems to consist . . . more
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June 20, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
You might assume this story is about teen pregnancy, but the Associated Press and I think it is much larger than that. The basics are that as many as 18 teenage girls in the small Cape Ann town . . . more
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September 27, 2008 12:20 PM EDT --
Not to in any way diminish the real suffering that is going on in this country with 401ks flatlining, houses being foreclosed upon and people losing their jobs... I thought publishing my Bankruptcy Stew . . . more
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June 29, 2008 04:20 PM EDT --
I will admit I have been celebrating my birthday for eight days already. Oh, it wasn't really my fault. A dear friend's birthday is ten days before mine, so we had a two-couple potluck . . . more
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June 04, 2008 07:48 PM EDT --
As a young child I remember being fascinated by my father's tattoo. It was on his left forearm, just below the elbow. Encompassing about four square inches, it was both red and black . . . more
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June 08, 2008 02:51 PM EDT --
When Senator Obama met with Senator Clinton at Senator Diane Feinstien's home in Washington, D.C., I will admit I was pleased. I wanted him to tell her she was acting like a Big Jerk, but you . . . more
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August 26, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
Well, the answer appears to be 1,000,000 Americans, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/brochures/steroids/professionals/index.html These . . . more
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January 07, 2008 11:51 PM EST --
The lack of potable water around the world is the cause of much human misery, but the water shortgage contributes to illness and disease for other reasons as well. According to P & G Beauty Science, . . . more
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February 25, 2008 04:46 PM EST --
For those of you who like me have given up diet or regular soda in favor of nature's diet pop (water), here is a bit of a warning. The video has been circulating via YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeye8wnBJoU, . . . more
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July 02, 2008 06:05 PM EDT --
She was Jewish like all my good friends in grammar school and lived in East Gloucester right across from the beach. Two minutes to have your bare feet on the wooden bridge and another minute to reach . . . more
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November 23, 2007 04:40 PM EST --
Several years ago I commented to my two children how happy I was that their lives had never been affected by divorce. They looked at me in wonder thinking, Can she be that much of an idiot or is . . . more
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March 13, 2008 09:40 PM EDT --
If the delicious aroma of peanuts roasting fills the air, I am immediately filled with memories of lazy summer days and carefree family outings. These were easy days and always sans my mother and . . . more
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April 25, 2008 02:54 PM EDT --
Who's she, or more accurately what is GINA? The G enetic I nformation N on-Discrimination A ct. This bill finally makes it illegal for employers or insurers to discriminate against . . . more
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August 29, 2008 08:50 PM EDT --
No one like me who grows up half Roman Catholic and half Episcopalian will ever take abortion lightly. After all, we Roman Catholics are supposed to be against a whole list of things which include . . . more
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December 27, 2007 09:48 PM EST --
People like me are out there all weepy and sad, although we don't have a really valid excuse. We're not sad for the usual reasons that include injury, illness or death, but because the people . . . more
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