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CALL OF THE WILD: Fine Dining, Traditions and Roadkill

February 25, 2013 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

“I hit a fox last night.” I told Rita this as we drove up Lawndale Drive toward Summerfield, just after we’d passed a small carcass on the side of the road. It was late, the streets empty, the air filled with the sweet sadness of a fleeting summer night. “It dashed in front of my […]

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A BURIED TREASURE, A NEW ADVENTURE

September 13, 2012 by Jo Maeder 4 Comments

He almost went into the freebie pile. He stands 7 1/2 inches tall. I should say he measures that tall because he can’t stand on his own. His clothes are moth-eaten. His feet look too wide and big for his short legs. Yet there was something about him that intrigued me. Mind you, it took […]

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SURPRISE!

February 22, 2012 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever been invited to a surprise party you know the stress of having to get there by a certain time. If you’ve ever hosted a surprise party you’ve done plenty of nail-biting worrying if guests will arrive before the guest of honor and keep their mouths shut. Plus there’s the danger the ruse […]

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FADED PHOTOGRAPHS

January 15, 2012 by Jo Maeder 2 Comments

In going through another purge/organization of my home, I found this photo. I have no idea who this woman is. I do know the photo was taken in Kansas City, Missouri, around 1900. I’ve seen her face in a few other pictures but there’s nothing written on the back to identify her. Look at that hat! […]

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BETWEEN THE COVERS WITH JOHN WATERS

August 27, 2011 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

I’ve just finished John Water’s latest funhouse of memories and musings, Role Models. There’s a spray of pink slips of paper sprouting from the top of it now – markers of captivating passages. I know, I know. With an e-reader you can highlight, search for keywords and deodorize a room at the same time. I’d […]

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JUST FRIENDS

November 13, 2010 by Jo Maeder 1 Comment

In the movie When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal’s character makes a passionate case that a man can’t be friends with a woman because he’s always thinking about having sex with her. In 2003, when I became friends with Ted, a transplanted Yankee radio engineer who set up my NC recording studio, many suspected something was […]

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ARE YOU A DIGITAL HOARDER?

August 8, 2010 by Jo Maeder 1 Comment

Today I realized I’d used up half of my allotted gmail space. A panic hit me, not unlike the panic that used to set in when I thought about having to one day empty my mother’s stuffed-to-the-gills house. That “day” turned out to last six weeks. So once a year, I go through my own […]

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MY GOOGLE-FREE DAY

March 29, 2010 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

It started as an early morning tweet. I cast into the twitterverse: When was the last time you went through a day without using the word google? Then I thought, why not try a google-free day? Not only would I not say “google,” I would not indulge in the act itself. There was something about being so […]

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