Susan Anderson-Khleif
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Greek festival recalls traditions, forms new memories to treasureJul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - As they said on a huge banner at the local Greek festival, “Today we are all Greek.” Earlier this month I went with my friend, Mary, to this annual fest. As we arrived ...
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Coyotes demonstrate we all need an ability to adapt to changeJul 22, 2023 6:00 am - Have you ever heard coyotes howling? Well, I have. My niece in suburban Denver took an amazing video of a mother coyote with five young pups strolling along the walkway ...
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'Grow old with me' is such a wonderful, wistful sentimentJul 15, 2023 6:00 am - Robert Browning wrote these beautiful words: Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Browning was an English poet...
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Changing habits: If you're not Mr. or Mrs. Clean, accept helpJul 08, 2023 11:00 pm - We have all probably heard about Mr. Clean, the household cleaning solution. It reminds people and helps people to be clean. Now, I'm not going so far as to do real hou...
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Don't let grief stop you from enjoying barbecues and fathersJul 01, 2023 7:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif Daily Herald Columnist Here we are again, on the brink of July 4 - usually a family-and-friends holiday. A parade and barbecue holiday. In many ...
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What is there to learn at a white elephant bingo party?Jun 24, 2023 7:00 am - Have you ever been to a White Elephant Bingo Party? Well I have, and recently! A group of my friends were going and asked me to come along. Well, I hadn't played bingo ...
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Learning about grief from personal experienceJun 17, 2023 6:00 am - It seems to me the great contemporary books on grief are by writers who have learned from their own experience. Then they realized what they learned resonated with other...
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Take a day off, enjoy a break from the bustle of lifeJun 10, 2023 6:00 am - I worked full time in academia and then in business for many years. When I think about it, work was not just full time, it was most of my time. At least most of my wakin...
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Daily readings can be quite uplifting, thought-provokingJun 03, 2023 7:00 am - Many of us have a daily morning ritual of some sort - a way to start the day on a smooth footing. I certainly do. It may not be a ritual, exactly, but I have some pleasa...
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Notice and go where the young, new things happenMay 27, 2023 6:00 am - We have all heard that age is just "a state of mind." Or age is "just a number." Well, No. 1 - What is considered young or old depends on one's own age. For instance, to...