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"What does Ellen know? She only lives in an apartment!"
Ellen was sitting in her cubicle in the ladies washroom at the yacht club When suddenly her ears perked up. The other two women each in...


The Mother Superior and my two martini lunch!
Our encounter happened one sunny day in September, when I returned to classes after a two martini lunch! I was a music student at Vincent...


"What's a nice Jewish girl like you doing in the convent?"
When I was 21, I entered the convent….. ….well... not exactly….. I was a day student in the Vincent d’Indy Music School run by the...


Roses are not always an expression of love!
Many years ago, Alain Delon , famous French actor, was madly in love with film star, Romy Schneider ....until....... One day, Romy...


Good Manners....and the lack of them!
I’m not a great believer in 'good manners.' Mainly because I grew up in an immigrant household. When you're born in Russia towards the...


Moisson on Monkland. A rip-roaring success! The secret behind what makes people throng to it....eve
I woke up one Sunday morning with a mad compulsion to have one of Moisson/Monkland's freshly baked baguettes. I knew the chefs report...


Location, location, location...and customer service.
Dear Mr. Beggar First, let me express my great admiration for what you do. You are an entrepreneur. No, I’m not kidding. A true...


Today I am a 'peddler!'
I was in the elevator of the ABC insurance building, going up to the 18th floor and carrying my 30-inch long 'boombox'. I had an...


Who says you have to wait to post a glorious spring picture in spring!
I dreamed I saw a host of golden ……no, no, no, Mr. Wordsworth, not daffodils…..DANDELIONS! Why are dandelions considered worthless and...


"If people could only do what they love to do"
I was sitting in the law library lounge, taking a break from studying for my 1st year law exams. A heavenly place, surrounded on three...
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