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Inject It Not Once but Twice
(The Virus and the Vaccine) “This isn’t a pandemic of just a virus. This is a pandemic of emotion…a pandemic of pain and suffering that has to do with lost jobs and lost persons.
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Stretch Your Hands across the Seas
(On Long-Distance Relationships) “I exist in two places, here and where you are.”–Margaret Atwood Long-Distance Relationship–or LDR–is a situation in which, while being in a relationship, couples or members of a family are miles
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And the Crown Goes To….
(On Pageants and Beauty) “Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.”–Audrey Hepburn Sunday, 16 May 2021 (EST) – The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was again made popular, not just for its
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To Tolerate or Not To Tolerate?
“Tolerance is the one essential ingredient in any happy marriage. It may not be quite so important when things are going well, but it is absolutely vital when things get difficult.”–HRH Prince Philip, Duke
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Out Here, Up There, Are You Listening?
“We all dream. We dream vividly, depending on our nature. Our existence is beyond our explanation whether we believe in God or we have religion, or we’re atheist”–Anthony Hopkins, renowned actor Atheism To put
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Ayuda in the time of COVID: Fact or Myth?
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS?” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Ayuda – a Filipino term which literally means “help” or “assistance” – was derived from the Spanish
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Refraction, Digression, and Reflection
“Life is like a refraction; sometimes it is towards the normal and sometimes it is away from the normal, depending on the various medium of life’s journey.” –Neelanjan Roy (Jadavpur University, Dept. of Production
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Hi, Ho! What’s in a Greeting?
It was just Valentine’s day the other day and there were those, due to the limitations of the pandemic, I surmise, celebrated the occasion somewhat creatively. There were those who probably chose to just
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The Love Equation
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”–Victor Hugo This article may be considered a cliché; it might even be
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Positive Thinking Is What We Need
(Especially in These Trying Times) “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”—Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential
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