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Oh, Bother … Relax
By Judy Berman How could one lovable, somewhat-confused, philosophical bear get into so much hot water? Usually, Winnie the Pooh’s downfall is linked to honey pots. But there he was getting dissed in...
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Ancient Beasts
By Judy Berman Skeletal remains of one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs tower overhead, just a few feet from me. At 43 feet long and 12 feet tall at the hips, the Giganotosaurus, or Giant...
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Jimmy Stewart and the Real Bedford Falls
By Judy Berman The actors packed up long ago. The cameras and props are no doubt in storage. But I believe the setting for “It’s a Wonderful Life” remains intact. Many believe that Seneca Falls, New...
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Santa – The Man Behind the Beard
By Judy Berman Anticipation and excitement are in the air as children wait for Santa to arrive. Did you ever wonder how St. Nick got into this gig? It’s deeply personal and heartwarming for two Santa...
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So, What Are You Waiting For?
By Judy Berman I’m often drawn to walks by a babbling brook in the woods – virtually or in reality – when I want to sort things out. It’s a calming place and allows me to reflect. The philosophy of...
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000...
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Bad Bosses and Wise Guys
By Judy Berman The smell of hazelnut coffee still makes me queasy. It is a reminder of an ice queen who once ruled where I worked years ago. Clueless, out-of-touch, manipulative, narcissistic,...
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Silence Gives Consent
By Judy Berman Make no mistake. The aim in the massacre in Paris was to silence those who did not share their beliefs. Two terrorists linked to al-Qaeda stormed a weekly satirical newspaper, Charlie...
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Treasures Uncovered, but Mystery Remains
By Judy Berman Howard Carter’s candle flickered in the darkened tomb. He could see only small bits of it at a time. It was 1922. For more than 3,000 years, it had been hidden. The tomb in the Valley...
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Shake It Off
By Judy Berman Sometimes, any sliver of humor is fair game. In a hardscrabble world, here’s a few who had a laugh in spite of being given a difficult time. * A defense attorney I knew was assigned to...
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Rediscovering an Icon
By Judy Berman Zora Neale Hurston had the dream job. She got to return to her hometown in Eatonville, Florida, and gather stories – or “big old lies” – that she heard growing up. Eatonville was the...
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Unintended Consequences
By Judy Berman Sometimes, the solution is worse than the problem. Politics aside, there are just too many examples to point to where someone should just have left well enough alone. Where to begin? *...
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What Would You Do?
By Judy Berman Public shaming seems to be in vogue, and the homeless are being used to make the point. In one story making the rounds on social media, an unshaven man in a raggedy coat enters a...
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Mirage
By Judy Berman What if everything you thought was true turned out to be a lie? You didn’t know who to turn to or who to trust. Some times, life feels like that. But we emerge from the shadows and are...
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Gentle Sea Cows Rescued
By Judy Berman Manatees and hurricanes were among my first exposure to Florida. This week, the plight of 19 manatees riveted the nation’s eyes on Satellite Beach, as rescuers tried to get them out of...
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The Gift O’ Blarney
By Judy Berman Tiny droplets cling to a blade of grass on a gorgeous spring morning. The timing is perfect. As a teen, I would rush out and grab the dew from our lawn and spread it over the freckles...
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Just Watch Me
By Judy Berman How do you see yourself? From childhood on, that image changes. We might be transformed by the role-playing and clothes we wear, from frilly, princess frocks and tiaras to the ones we...
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Gators Are Just Misunderstood
By Judy Berman When our daughter, Danielle, went to Florida State University, I worried about gators. No, not those Gators – FSU’s main rival, the University of Florida. But, alligators. OK, I worried...
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Radio Daze Flashbacks
By Judy Berman As I head home for dinner, a song comes on the radio, and it transports me into the way-back machine. Some tunes have that power. They bring to mind people and places that you miss....
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Ponyboy – Stay Gold
By Judy Berman Living life on the fringes. Always feeling like you’re on the outside looking in. That’s the theme of the novel, “The Outsiders,” by S.E. Hinton. It’s one I can relate to, and I’ve been...
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