Marcia Seligson
These Are Some of the Things I Love/Hate
SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: 1. Dogs. Especially mine of course. Roxie the Beloved. Also, all golden retrievers, as well as small cuddly...
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MY MOTHER WOULD HATE THIS BLOG
Marcia Seligson
- Aug 8
- 5 min
The Case of the Disappearing Wallet
A week ago my wallet was stolen in Pavilions supermarket. I was shopping there – it’s our favorite local market – and when I opened my...
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Marcia Seligson
- Jul 26
- 5 min
I Hate Technology
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been hating anything that’s electronic, has wires, buttons that light up, eerie sounds, and...
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Marcia Seligson
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Sun City and Old Age
I always believed that the most depressing city in the world was Calcutta, India, where I spent a few days about thirty years ago. I was...
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Marcia Seligson
- May 22
- 5 min
I Don't Understand People
Tom and I had just finished dinner with Sarah and Paul, new friends with whom we have connected deeply in a short period of time. We ate...
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Marcia Seligson
- May 8
- 5 min
"Tell Me What You Eat..."
"...and I'll tell you what you are." Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin from Philosophy of Taste For most of my adult life, since I moved away...
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Marcia Seligson
- Apr 24
- 6 min
Journey to Peru - Part 2
The first week of our Peruvian adventure through the Amazon jungles, the monkeys, alligators, sloths, pink dolphins, bats, anacondas, and...
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Marcia Seligson
- Apr 2
- 6 min
Journey to Peru - Part 1
I’ve always had a fantasy about traveling down the Amazon River. I don’t exactly know why, except I’m enthralled by animals, birds,...
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Marcia Seligson
- Feb 20
- 5 min
The Monster with the Dyed Blonde Hair
He’ll not be mentioned by name in this piece. I try not to use his name ever in daily activities, mostly because I feel a tiny heart...
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Marcia Seligson
- Jan 31
- 5 min
AI, Oy - Part 1
Am I the only person over the age of 12 who doesn’t begin to understand Artificial Intelligence, or AI, doesn’t care, and is terrified of...
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Marcia Seligson
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...
This review was the first piece I wrote for Life Magazine. The book became a huge best-seller and was the beginning of my journalistic...
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Marcia Seligson
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min
The Liberated Woman
I wrote this piece for Harper's Bazaar 51 years ago. What do you think? Still current? Still appropriate? Please comment below. MY MOTHER...
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Marcia Seligson
- Dec 12, 2023
- 6 min
The Truth About Dogs
Is there any doubt that our dogs own our hearts, utterly and completely? If you’re like me, you never or hardly ever get mad at your...
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Marcia Seligson
- Nov 22, 2023
- 4 min
Norway Cruise (Mostly Food) - Part 2
It would be impossible to find any part of our cruise ship, called the JOURNEY, where you couldn’t find or order food within two minutes...
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Marcia Seligson
- Nov 8, 2023
- 6 min
Cruise to Norway - Part 1
We only signed up for a cruise to Norway and the Arctic circle because two friends we met and really connected with on our last cruise,...
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Marcia Seligson
- Nov 1, 2023
- 3 min
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Part 2
Between jobs, I worked as a legal secretary, one of the strangest occupations I’ve ever had. I would be called in by law firms when they...
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Marcia Seligson
- Oct 24, 2023
- 4 min
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Part 1
Before I had a serious career of being a journalist followed many years later by becoming a musical theatre producer, I had a series of...
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Marcia Seligson
- Sep 29, 2023
- 6 min
Food, Of Course
Is there ever enough to say about food, about my obsession with it, my thinking about what we’re going to cook for dinner each night for...
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Marcia Seligson
- Sep 13, 2023
- 1 min
Tricia Got Her Rose
A memory from long ago. I was a journalist for LIFE MAGAZINE; they asked me to cover Tricia Nixon's wedding at the White House for a...
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Marcia Seligson
- Aug 31, 2023
- 4 min
Bicycle Built for 8 or So
Over the course of fourteen summers, Tom and I along with several friends, took many weeklong bike trips. They were almost entirely in...
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