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Archives for August 2009

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The Things We Lie About

I lied to my mom a lot.  I got so tired of her verbal tirades, I’d simply lie.  I lied about where I was, what I was doing.  The first time I admitted I’d missed church one Sunday, she went…

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Mommy Dearest

Today we celebrated Benicio’s first birthday with lots of friends and family and even more food. Enough food for every guest to take something home for another meal.  Filipino gatherings–like most family gatherings–are centered around food.  Fried, caloric, fatty goodness….

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