Month: August 2014
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Love languages
When Conrad and I moved to California, seven years ago, we joined the newly weds class led by Conrad’s parents. It is there where I heard about the idea of love languages for the first time. A few years later we hosted together a couples’ retreat in Romania, with the same theme. And this past…
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Sharing
Violeta and I have been planning this move in differing degrees of seriousness for the last seven years. We’ve only began to be really serious about it about a year ago, when we planned the apartment-buying trip. All of the other events in our lives, looking back, have contributed to this leap and have helped…
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The best laid plans…
from “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns (1785) … But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Still thou are blest, compared wi’ me! The present only toucheth thee:…
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Apartment Prep
Well the kitchen’s done! After many emails back and forth to the contractors, the counter people and Dan, Vio’s brother, who oversaw the whole thing, it has come together. All of the appliances are installed, the water runs both hot and cold, and the cabinets are all the same color. We really couldn’t have stayed…
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About opinions
Friends are those who enjoy your company and have no immediate plans for your improvement. These are some of those kind of friends we have. I had to wait to get into a good place before I brought this up. I was very judgmental myself, mostly of judgmental people, or strangers, whom ultimately I’m grateful…
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Curiosity
First of all, if I could go unnoticed for long periods of time, I’d be happiest. On the other hand I do love the stage. Public speaking is occasionally my favorite form of making art. Some of you know that there is one question I can’t stand anymore: “where are you from?” I know full…