Tag: respect
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When Two Opposing Forces Equal Fun
She was a Jewish girl raised in Brooklyn. He was an Italian Catholic boy raised in Queens. Both grew to love opera, teaching, traveling, and souvenir shopping. They were opposite ends on the political spectrum. But they were the best of friends. Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Antonin Scalia, both Supreme Court justices, enjoyed a…
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What Does It Take To Be A Diva?
Brooklyn has been in a dance class for two years. The highlight of every dance year is the recital, with fancy costumes, parents, relatives, and friends watching enthralled, and the celebration that comes at the end of something done well. It almost didn’t happen. The pandemic shut many things down, including such classes and performances.…
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Fear Makes Us Do Funny Things
I’ve washed the top several layers of skin off my hands. Meetings have been canceled; group gatherings are scrapped. The shelves are empty of toilet paper, water, wipes, and macaroni and cheese. Here in Florida, it feels a little like preparation for a hurricane. This is a different kind of bad. A unique kind of…