Alexis Rankin Popik's Blog, page 33
July 5, 2015
A CLEAN SWEEP
I like to sweep. Sweeping soothes me. I feel a deep satisfaction and peace while I perform this simple task every morning. In my pajamas, coffee nearby, I sweep the grubby floor. The cats reluctantly move from their warm patch … Continue reading →
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June 28, 2015
GUILT GEMS
As I get older, I have much more to look back on and feel guilty about. Yes, yes there’s no point in feeling guilty. I could go into what has made me like this, but who cares? When I can’t … Continue reading →
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June 21, 2015
FATHERS DAY
On this Fathers Day, I would like to give thanks to my Croatian forefathers, Jule, Franko, Vicko and Mice Mekjavic, who left their birthplace of Brac, Croatia in the early 1900’s and settled in North and South America. In the … Continue reading →
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June 14, 2015
IN THE BEGINNING
Earlier this week, The Atlantic carried an interview with Stephen King in which he declared that he spends months and even years writing the beginning sentences of his novels. In this blog and elsewhere I have written about the power of … Continue reading →
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June 7, 2015
WABI SABI AND THE GIANT PEACH
This is all about wabi sabi and has nothing to do with a Giant Peach–it’s just that the term “wabi sabi” sounds to me like the title of a children’s book. Or someone making fun of the Japanese language. I … Continue reading →
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May 24, 2015
MEMORIAL DAY 2015
Memorial Day signals the start of summer for many of us. As soon as school is out, vacation season begins…and that means ROAD TRIPS! In preparation for your journey, here are some recommendations for stories of road trips: On the Road, … Continue reading →
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May 17, 2015
BAY TO BREAKERS
The Bay to Breakers Race on Sunday, May 17 was the 104th running of a zany San Francisco tradition. Tens of thousands of runners, walkers and just plain partiers completed all or some of the 7.46 mile course from the … Continue reading →
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May 10, 2015
BAD MOTHERS DAY
Mother’s Day has never been a big deal for me and as I remember, it wasn’t a big deal for many of my California friends. It never occurred to me that how we celebrated Mothers Day—or didn’t—was considered by some … Continue reading →
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May 3, 2015
I’M ALL EARS
I had big ears as a child—great big, stick-outie ears. My kindergarten picture shows an enthusiastic five-year-old with the biggest ears in the class. Those ears were a source of misery for me through eighth grade and then I forgot … Continue reading →
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April 26, 2015
THE CIRCLE GAME
One recent morning as I walked 26 blocks through New York City, Joni Mitchell’s song, The Circle Game, played around and around in my brain. I felt sad because now that my mother is dead, there’s no one to be … Continue reading →
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