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I’m driving and the music is blasting.
Frequently.
There are certain bands, certain music that is meant to be listened to in a car, windows open, flying down the road.
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I’m starting to come out of a depression that has lasted months. Driving is one of the things I do to fix [...]

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Like a magpie, or a raccoon, I love all things sparkly and shiny. I am easily distracted by sequins, glitter and rhinestones. Twenty years ago I could not have resisted plucking these up and taking them home with me.
Today, I am amazed that my city and its people are civilized to the point where we [...]

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Although I’ve never actually heard it, I’ve heard of Christian rock. I’m all for the spirit in song. I was raised on Gospel music. But oddly, there was no religion in my house, no God at all.  I had to go find that for myself.
I had to find my Judaism, which I’m still working on. [...]

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