Category Archives: work

It’s Not “Free Stuff”

Posted on 2016/05/25 by circuskitchen

May 2016 About this Democratic Socialism:          

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Kiss Me Your Fool

Posted on 2016/05/21 by circuskitchen

Saturday, May 21st 2016 After a full couple days of face painting, I myself was charitably painted by a friend’s daughter at the end of our school’s Family Fun Day. Although my husband declined my request for a kiss, he … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block by Marie-Emanuelle Hartness

Posted on 2016/04/16 by circuskitchen

Saturday, April 16th 2016   Marie Emanuelle-Hartness is a talented film maker and I was honored to perform in her latest film, Writer’s Block, and then to finally screen it at the 2016 Boston International Film Festival.   Here is the trailer: … Continue reading →

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Monday Retrospective

Posted on 2016/04/11 by circuskitchen

Monday, April 11th 2016 Alive and awake and blessed at Bom Café today, in the face of death and taxes, sickness and divorce, here is a random sampling of our recent life.   Friday Morning (April 8th) we awake to … Continue reading →

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Birdie Sanders Put a Bird On It

Posted on 2016/03/26 by circuskitchen

Thursday, March 24th 2016   I for one don’t know if I will ever get enough of this magical moment.  I actually imagine this will be remembered as an historical moment in history for generations to come, but only time … Continue reading →

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Many Times a Million

Posted on 2016/03/15 by circuskitchen

March 11th-ish, 2016 Ya parenting is tough.  And sometimes it is so very rough:   So, things with Gavin –while typically sensationally awesome– have sometimes been stupidly rough.  I’ll spare the details but suffice it to say it has involved … Continue reading →

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Trumpet Pals

Posted on 2016/02/13 by circuskitchen

February 13th 2016 Dad’s love for trumpet is shared by his teacher, the lovely John Pearson (whose accomplishments include recording lead trumpet on the original Star Wars Theme Song).   Dad gifted Gavin a lesson with him while we were … Continue reading →

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School Punctuality Rant

Posted on 2016/02/11 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, February 10th 2015   Would-be Op-Ed for School [solicited for today’s Council meeting that I’m missing, and recorded here because …I’m a hopeless, helpless nerd]: *     *      *      *      *   … Continue reading →

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The Tobin Pledge Song

Posted on 2016/02/05 by circuskitchen

Friday, February 5th 2016 TOBIN PLEDGE SONG: Words by Maureen Santoro, Melody by Jennifer Oberhauser, Arrangement by Whitney Simmonds, Commissioned by John Martha-Reynolds   After writing a melody for our school’s Tobin Pledge back in 2013, it’s been making its way into … Continue reading →

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“The Cat Scratched My Nose!” and Other Non-News

Posted on 2016/01/31 by circuskitchen

Sunday, January 31st 2016 Being that our Dear Daughter is prone to dramatic exaggeration these days, (“She’s a Writer!” says her amazing teacher), AND prone to Bandaids, Kitten provided the perfect recipe for ClaraJane’s favorite predilections this morning right out … Continue reading →

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