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Guilt by appropriation
I said it in my last column: Nobody lives a charmed life.
Dec 19, 2025
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November 2025
Charmed
Nobody lives a charmed life.
Nov 26, 2025
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Holy days of obligation, Batman
Well, they’ve come ‘round again - The Holidays - or as I like to call them “Holy days of obligation.”
Nov 12, 2025
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October 2025
Are you going out like that?
For most of my life, my mother – and the other two Verzani sisters – were the arbiters of my appearance.
Oct 27, 2025
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September 2025
I probably did it - It was probably me
Years ago, my friend Camille Calabrese was a public defender for Lake County Illinois when she told me about a client that she had.
Sep 18, 2025
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August 2025
No talking day
It was some kind of Catholic retreat day – Lent maybe – I don't remember.
Aug 18, 2025
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It's an Italian thing
According to the Pew Research Center, between 1971 and 2021, homes with at least two generations of adults older than 24 years of age or grandparents…
Aug 16, 2025
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July 2025
Firing The Goalkeeper
Back in the day, adults just introduced to friends' children would invariably ask them, “What do you want to do when you grow up?”
Jul 26, 2025
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I double dog dare ya
Today I mark my 72nd trip around the sun, and every one of them has been a doozy.
Jul 24, 2025
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Either way
On Sunday afternoon, my cousin Patsy and I had one of our deep, intellectual conversations.
Jul 6, 2025
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Oh fer cryin' out loud
I was 5 years old when I learned which fork to pick up in what order at a formal dinner table.
Jul 3, 2025
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June 2025
Reunion? Really?
This fall some of my Rivier College classmates will travel to the campus in Nashua, NH to celebrate the 50 anniversary of our graduation.
Jun 11, 2025
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