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Rocks or the Sox?
- Fan torn between hometown loyalty, state pride in this year’s Series
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Oct. 25th —
This year’s World Series represents a dilemma for Val Pleasant, who lived her first 28 years a small town about 30 miles north of Boston. Pleasant has been a dedicated fan of the Red Sox for as long as she can remember. But she makes her home now in Colorado, and her husband and sons will be rooting for the Rockies.
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Snag prizes with the three Ps
- Persistence, patience ... and postage
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Sep. 1st —
Arlene Merrow says she can't understand how people can complain about never winning contests when they admit to never sending in any entries.
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Bringing up Mommy
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Jun. 27th —
While someone happening upon this scene might shout, "Midlife crisis!" to my way of thinking, midlife crisis sounds like an old person in a car accident. I choose to see what I'm doing as a direct response to all those years of paying for piano and viola and cello and voice lessons for my kids.
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Curators of curiosities
- Simple collections of family heirlooms or treasures displayed on a shelf have led to missions of preservation.
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May. 12th —
Once anyone has three or more of something, it’s a collection, according to Angie Conrad. And Conrad definitely has more than three items in more than three collections at her home.
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The eBay Queen dispenses advice
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Feb. 27th —
I am the eBay Queen. It started four years ago when I was researching an article. Within minutes of getting a user ID I took a break from my research and began bidding on Japanese egg cups, vintage aprons and oil paintings.
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