Laurie: Last year on my birthday my seventeen-year-old nephew killed himself. I’m sure he really didn’t consider that he would be altering my birthday for the rest of my life, but of course that’s what happened. And even worse, his step-mother was born on the same day as I was. Finding a card for...
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Laurie: C’mon, Oprah, light my fire! Oh, sorry. I think I’m still light-dazed by the Fourth of July fireworks. But since we’re on the subject, Coaches on the Edge could use a little spark in these hot and hazy days. And nothing would spark us more than having your people call our people...
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Laurie: Okay, barbeque grills are being soaked, firecrackers have popped and fizzled, and the aftermath of Fourth of July is with us. It occurs to me that we all should have taken time to celebrate the freedoms that we enjoy. If you didn’t, it’s still not too late. I for instance, can celebrate...
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elizabeth: Every once in a while I go on the Internet and look at pictures of rock stars that I dreamt about sleeping with. Or at least getting my picture taken with them so I could make up some smoldering stories about some tawdry nights I spent with them. Good Catholic girl lying through...
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Laurie: I recently had the opportunity to see Nora and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore, a delightful play based on the book by Ilene Beckerman about various outfits that marked momentous events in her life. Hysterically funny and poignant, which means that chances are it ticked a few memories of my...
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elizabeth: Did you hear that Oprah just gifted her O employees with $10,000 and an i-Pad? Girlfriend, that was such a generous gesture on Oprah’s part, but don’t go spending it all – save a little. For the IRS. Well, maybe more than a little. I guess nothing, including Oprah’s generosity to her O...
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Laurie: I can’t believe I’m doing this but I have an appointment to visit my local Verizon store on Sunday. I held out as long as I could but I can no longer justify not having a phone that texts and holds all my sacred email. The one I currently have does have...
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Laurie: Hey, Oprah! COaches On the Edge are back with yet anOther strategy tO win a place in yOur heart and On yOur cOver. YOu have to appreciate Our perseverance and creativity, right? Oh, I guess yOu want tO knOw what’s up with the big O’s. Well, I knOw yOu’ve heard Of The Secret? ...
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Laurie: I just heard that there are plans to build a mosque two blocks from where the World Trade Center used to be. Let the protests begin! Two city blocks from where over 3000 people lost their lives? How inconsiderate, how in your face, how ridiculous! Yes, the people who flew the planes...
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