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September 12, 2014
FASHION POLICE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME – AN ODE TO JOAN RIVERS!
I was a fan of Joan Rivers. Mind you, not of her puffy fish lips or her obsession with plastic surgery. Instead, it was her honesty and candor in dealing with her daughter that had me in tears while simultaneously rolling on the floor laughing. One such gem: “My daughter and I very close. We […]
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August 26, 2014
My River Rafting Adventure
I’m the biggest wimp when it comes to (death-defying) adventures. Years ago, I read an interview with Meryl Streep, who said that she repeatedly told her kids: “To be afraid when one should be afraid is good sense.” That stuck with me and became my own personal mantra. When my kids would suggest a skydiving […]
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August 12, 2014
The Real Truth About Aging & other writings. . .
Robin Williams died yesterday, of an apparent suicide. He was a comic genius who gave countless laughs and memories to millions. Yet, he had been battling severe depression of late. This post is dedicated to him, and the many artists who live with an acute sense of perception and are tormented by their demons. . […]
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July 27, 2014
A family recipe & other writings. . .
WHY WE WRITE There are many things which resist naming, And that is why we write. We write because language is slippery And the truth is We write because The light we have to see by Is always shifting Never forget that writers are prophets We speak in tongues We testify We are for […]
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July 12, 2014
Mehndi and musings. . .
I squat in front of the mehndi artist and extend my right palm. She shows me a dozen designs to choose from and I pick an intricate paisley leaf, with spirals on the side. Within minutes, she’s coaxed the dark-green mehndi color out of her plastic cone and on my outstretched palm much like squeezing […]
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June 26, 2014
Memorable Commencement Speeches of all Times
It’s that time of the year again when graduates line up to receive certificates and throw their graduation caps in the air; in a way, throwing off the shackles of the school they just finished and celebrating the feeling of success. Commencement speeches come in two varieties – forgettable and unforgettable. Highly touted as the […]
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June 13, 2014
My adventures on a submarine in Maui, Hawaii
To me, a beach vacation means lying on the beach every day with a cocktail in one hand, the other holding a juicy novel. Enter a determined sixteen-year-old. To my daughter, a beach vacation means trotting out for a death-defying activity every day. A singular experience and one I’d never braved before on prior trips […]
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May 26, 2014
The Everyday Writing Process by Anoop Ahuja Judge
Thank you to the awesome writer, Tracy Shawn (www.amazon.com/author/tracyshawn), who invited me to be part of this Writing Process Blog Tour. I so appreciate, Tracy, as well as all the other writers I’ve met at the writing conferences I’ve attended over the years. Listed below are the general questions and my specific answers for “My […]
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May 12, 2014
THE WAY YOU EAT, WHAT YOU EAT & WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!
“FAT’ is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her. I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about […]
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April 26, 2014
An Ode to a beloved Father-in-law
My father-in-law passed away on Wednesday, April 18th, 2014. He was 90 years old. It was 1990. The year I married my husband and moved to the United States. My husband, an East Indian, had been living in California with his family since the 80s. While India had embraced modernism and the West, the old-timers […]
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