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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Oct 16, 2011
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Oct 21, 2011. I had just completed my first year of law school and I was clerking for a judge during my “Summer 1” (as the law students call it). I should have been enjoying my time off from class but I didn’t feel happy. At lunchtime, I should have been rubbing elbows with the higher ups, networking and learning the politics of the courthouse. Instead, I sat in the giant window in the Judges Chambers with my salad, scribbling away furiously in a pink legal pad. It was just me and my pink legal pad.
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: May 3, 2015
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May 5, 2015. Bereavement Notice and Birth Announcement. Mourning the loss of the Lana’s beloved 20something years (June 19, 2005-June 19, 2015). It’s was a wild 10 years. College and graduate school were completed. Took some left turns, but found a career she loves. Found a wonderful man. Maintained friendships with friends, siblings and even became friends with parents. Traveled the world but never overcame the fear to fly. The 20something years were a blast, but they are now peacefully laid to rest.
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Mar 16, 2014
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Mar 21, 2014. It’s Walt’s Fault. And by Walt, I mean Walt Disney. That’s right, the one and only. The creator of “Happily Ever After,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and the same guy rumored to be frozen in a capsule somewhere. I blame him, not entirely, but to a certain extent for the unrealistic expectations of what “love” is supposed to be. Last week I was asked to sit on a panel in Philadelphia called the “ Great Love Debate. The Disney Dilemma developed after a debate with a very strong-minded 4 year old.
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Sep 8, 2013
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Sep 10, 2013. The ICU (Squeeze, Squeeze, Squeeze). 8220;I (squeeze), Love (squeeze), You (squeeze).” Hands have always held a bit of importance in our family. We have a code of “Three Squeezes” something we routinely do as we kissed each other goodbye. Something I did as I ran out the door with friends or my boyfriend. “See you later,” (Squeeze, Squeeze Squeeze). Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the tiny, elastic air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs. More fluid in...
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Bullying…The New Epidemic…NOT
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Oct 18, 2012. Bullying…The New Epidemic…NOT. Another person falls victim to bullying. This tragic and horrible epidemic is newly taking over the teen and tween population. Spreading like wildfire amongst the most impressionable generation all because of the bastard internet. That’s not true. In fact, bullying has been around forever. I remember sitting with my grandmother. A 5’ foot tall, Irish woman, who had the sweetest face, and the sharpest tongue. She was cute as a button, but that was only a façade.
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Feb 13, 2011
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Feb 18, 2011. Hallmark Has A Point? 8220;I’m sorry for your loss…”. It’s what you’re supposed to say. But even as the words left my lips and resonated in my brain, I thought about how empty, generic and half hearted they seemed. As I listened to his voice on the voicemail I rehearsed saying it, but each time it sounded wrong. I wanted a Hallmark zinger; something short, sweet and powerful. I’m sorry for your loss.”. Hey… it’s me. 8221; I sounded too chipper; I tried to adjust my tone. “. It didn’t ...
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Jun 21, 2015
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Jun 22, 2015. Life is Short but Sweet for Certain. 30 things you need to know when you turn 30. I can start a whole list of silly, quirky and applicable information. Like, not to apply for a credit card at a concert. I filled out an application for a Discover card once in my early 20’s; I think it got me a free t-shirt, and I still get Discover promotional mail almost 10 years later. And never charge a trip to your credit card and think its fine to pay it off later. Why? He was in his 30’s. They were mar...
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: NYE…New Years Eve aka, Not Your Expectations
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Dec 31, 2012. NYE…New Years Eve aka, Not Your Expectations. New Years Eve…the holiday we love to hate, and hate to love. It’s interesting though that it gets that much attention, considering it is such a low-maintenance holiday. Like Thanksgiving or Fourth of July it requires no gift-giving or card buying. Most people don’t have a signature New Years Eve dish or cookie. The only effort this holiday requires is showing up and celebrating…yet we still complain? Needless to say, those nights, did NOT make i...
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20Something - Straight Up, On The Rocks, Or With A Twist: Oct 14, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012. Bullying…The New Epidemic…NOT. Another person falls victim to bullying. This tragic and horrible epidemic is newly taking over the teen and tween population. Spreading like wildfire amongst the most impressionable generation all because of the bastard internet. That’s not true. In fact, bullying has been around forever. I remember sitting with my grandmother. A 5’ foot tall, Irish woman, who had the sweetest face, and the sharpest tongue. She was cute as a button, but that was only a façade.