Monthly Archives: September 2011

If you’re happy and you know it…

Posted on September 27, 2011 by sheilawill

Clap your hands! Exactly what moviegoers did after viewing “Happy” at the Loft Cinema yesterday. Even though it can get mushy, I’m glad — even happy — that psychologists are studying the ever-popular emotion. Here’s what I found out: Fifty … Continue reading →

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34 years ago

Posted on September 24, 2011 by sheilawill

It was 94 degrees in Tucson when we finished but I was determined. Thirty-one miles riding my bike (longest ride ever) to honor what I was doing 34 years ago today: I was in labor. Brook Wilensky-Lanford was born Sept. … Continue reading →

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They’re all wacky

Posted on September 23, 2011 by sheilawill

When asked about my position on the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate, my mantra was always, “they’re all crazy.” Done. It offered a way to avoid getting mired in a complex discussion. Nowadays, I say the same thing about our tiresome political stalemate. … Continue reading →

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Sunday in Tucson

Posted on September 20, 2011 by sheilawill

Every day in Tucson begins with sunshine. But when it’s 70 degrees at 8 a.m. that’s cause to celebrate. When the light makes everything look crisper, more shaded along the edges, clearer than the summer haze, well, that’s September. And … Continue reading →

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A tiny taste of paranoia

Posted on September 15, 2011 by sheilawill

A salted caramel mocha iced frappe at Starbucks sounded so yummy. When Julie and I go for our twice weekly early morning power walks we both always have the same thing — a grande iced coffee with soy milk, unsweetened … Continue reading →

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Desert rain

Posted on September 11, 2011 by sheilawill

So refreshing. Sixty-seven degrees last night with the windows wide open! Riding our bikes head on into puddle dips this morning. Wheeee who! I turned around and did it again. Like the 65-year-old kid that I am. “This is why … Continue reading →

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Long ago and far away: Sept. 11, 2001

Posted on September 10, 2011 by sheilawill

How can I not write about 9/11? My New Yorker magazine arrived in the mail yesterday with its solemn but lovely cover commemorating the tragedy. More security is evident in NYC than any time in the past 10 years. I’m … Continue reading →

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Teach your children well

Posted on September 5, 2011 by sheilawill

I just couldn’t do it. Teaching seems like the job from hell these days. Bullying, test scores, no child left a dime, school prayer, and now technology as GOD. And I’m not a luddite. It all seems so sensible, smaller … Continue reading →

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Imagine “Another Earth”

Posted on September 3, 2011 by sheilawill

Last night we were pleased to see an original movie, not the same old chasing around to see if the couple stays together in the end.  Here’s the deal — Earth 2 is a mirror-image planet inhabited by all the … Continue reading →

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Two hours of happiness

Posted on September 1, 2011 by sheilawill

I’ve always wanted to eat a squash blossom, but I’ve never remotely imagined dipping pieces of giant peanut butter-cum chocolate chips-cum bacon topped cookies in bourbon infused sweet milk. Huh? All this was part of the Wednesday night garden dinner … Continue reading →

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