Behind the Ironic Column

Walking down the street today, I happened to be following a young woman who was wearing a suit with the seams inside out.  Not that she had her jacket on backwards, but that the suit was constructed so the external seams looked like unfinished internal seams.  It was otherwise well-pressed ...

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Clearly I read too many mysteries and watch too many thrillers or cop shows.  And there was that time I worked in criminal prosecutions.  Still, it seems the first thing that pops into my head when I see a red splotch on the floor shouldn’t be whether or not it’s ...

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Maybe somebody’s trying to tell me something.  They say that if certain objects keep reappearing in your life, the Universe is trying to send you a message.  Something you’re supposed to do or not do.   My problem is that I don’t know whether I should consider these objects as symbols, ...

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My gardening abilities have taken a serious beating this summer.  I usually manage to have at least halfway decent plants on my balcony – even though the new balcony is much less plant friendly than the old one.  As soon as I moved here, things started to die or become ...

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There are various ways of interpreting that advice about not standing in your own way  -- or, sometimes, not standing in your own light.  Essentially it means avoiding some action that detracts or distracts from your real goal.  I think it’s fair to assume that most authors intend for their works ...

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