Cindy's Blog
My home on the web since 1995
Category: Society
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Fresh on the heels of our 34th anniversary comes the twins’ 33rd birthday. I spent our first anniversary in the hospital on complete bed rest after my water broke at 23 weeks gestation with “Twin A.” Twin A was Eric, who has always kept us on our toes—and apparently, that started from the very beginning.…
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Photo of me in 1976 celebrating America’s Bicentennial in my patriot attire. The Bicentennial was an extraordinary celebration of our nation’s 200th birthday. Here in historic Massachusetts, the festivities were unforgettable—from the tall ships and Pops concerts in Boston to community events across the state. Revolutionary War reenactments brought history to life in Lexington and…
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Review of 1975 Documentary Grey Gardens was a ground-breaking documentary in 1975; forty years later, I’m still fascinated. The film takes you into the raw, real lives of a riches to rags mother and daughter pair who maintain their highly educated and aristocratic personalities among the squalor of their crumbling East Hampton New York mansion.…
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Facebook is great for reconnecting and staying connected to family and friends. But it can also be a nasty place. If your Facebook experience is doing more harm than good, maybe some of my tips can help. If these tips don’t work for you, before you leave Facebook completely, deactivate your account and take a…
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We call our son Anthony, our “ray of sunshine” because he is always happy. Anthony has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and a profound developmental disability. He is wheelchair dependent, does not speak, and is fed through a gastrostomy-jejunostomy (GJ) feeding tube. In spite of his significant disability, he is a happy, healthy kid who is…