- Happy New Year?
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Feb 6th, 2008
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2008 hasn’t started too well for me. I think I’ve become entangled in a bundle of bad karma. The saga ...
- Deathly Matters
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Jan 11th, 2008
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In Ireland, our daily newspaper, “The Belfast Telegraph,” was delivered in the evening. The first thing my mother did was ...
- Attitude adjustment
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Oct 24th, 2007
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I suppose it had to happen sometime. It took me by surprise when it did. The sudden appearance of floaters ...
- Consumer challenges
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on May 19th, 2007
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Have you noticed how frustrating things happen at the most inconvenient times? When I have no appointments, deadlines, or a ...
- Peace at last?
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Apr 5th, 2007
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When I was growing up in Northern Ireland, there were two kinds of people: Catholics and Protestants. Actually, there were ...
- Pots and potatoes
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Mar 9th, 2007
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What does John Gray, the author of “Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus” know? They don’t have to ...
- Thongs and things
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Feb 13th, 2007
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Two friends were listening to my moans and laments. “Maybe you need some chocolate?’ one suggested. “Nah. Not today.” “No ...
- Weighty matters
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Jan 30th, 2007
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Is it just me, or has there been an increased level of conversation about weighty matters around town? Over the ...
- Shift happens — again and again.
- Posted by Eileen Roddy-Phillips on Dec 18th, 2006
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It’s official. I am fat. Well, according to the almost-20 year old fat-tester at my gym. I have not enough ...