Tag Archives: personal

An Unexpected Christmas Present

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Coming East

Though I retired from education as the academic dean of a large urban middle school, I never enjoyed that job half as much as being a classroom teacher. As the dean, I worked mostly with teachers, monitoring what and how … Continue reading →

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What’s In a Name?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Coming East

She called him Daddy for as long as I knew her. My grandfather’s name was William, and people called him Bill, but to my grandmother, he was forever “Daddy.” Long after my mother and her brother grew up and had … Continue reading →

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I Was Robbed!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Coming East

I woke up this morning to discover that someone in Missouri and Arizona won last night’s massive lottery prize.  How did that happen?  It was supposed to be mine.  In fact, I was so sure of it, I did my … Continue reading →

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It’s About More Than Just the Food

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Coming East

I do not like to drive.  I do not like crowds.  I particularly don’t like driving in a crowded place.  So a few weeks ago, when I had the brilliant idea to go to the opening of our Whole Foods … Continue reading →

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Can’t We Move Beyond Adam and Eve?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Coming East

Last night my husband and I watched the CBS Evening News and listened to anchorman Scott Pelley talk about how General David Petraeus had been “brought low” by a woman. I was so livid I put the program on pause … Continue reading →

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Fifty-Year Anniversary

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Coming East

This weekend my girlfriend, Linda, and I celebrated fifty years as best friends.  We had originally decided to take a girl’s trip to Ogunquit, Maine, or to New York City, but a couple of months ago, she asked if I … Continue reading →

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If This Is Age-related, We Won’t Outgrow It

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Coming East

My husband and I have disabilities I don’t like to talk about very often. I suffer from delayed memory, and he has a selective hearing affliction. Conversations in our house very often sound like this: Hubby: Did the kettle boil, … Continue reading →

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Taking a Break…I Think

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Coming East

When I started this blog in August 2010, I said I would keep it up as long as it was fun. Well, 317 posts and 220 followers later, it is starting to feel more like a chore than fun. Ideas … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Few Hours Makes

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Coming East

Since we moved to Virginia Beach four years ago, I have been going to our neighborhood YMCA during the day.  I work out with young stay-at-home moms who want to work off those extra baby pounds, other retirees like me, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Our Constitution’s 225th Birthday

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Coming East

Yesterday was the 225th birthday of our Constitution, and what better place to celebrate it than in Philadelphia, the city where it was written and signed.  Last week we stayed in the historic district, and I walked across the street … Continue reading →

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