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Passover Seder, My Favorite Holiday Event
I am Jewish, not religiously observant, but deeply Jewish nonetheless. My husband Tom and I attend services on the High Holidays --...

Marcia Seligson
3 days ago5 min read
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What the Hell Can We Do?
Warning: If you are a Trumpie or even an ordinary, well-intentioned Republican (is there such a thing anymore?) you may want to skip...

Marcia Seligson
Apr 94 min read
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You Call That a Career?
I often wonder about the career choices that people make in their lives. Are they even really choices or just the path that they were...

Marcia Seligson
Apr 15 min read
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Guilt, Thy Name is Roxie
Like all of you, or most of you at least, I adore my dog. Her name is Roxie, she’s a 10-year-old mutt, black and fluffy soft, with huge...

Marcia Seligson
Mar 125 min read
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South America Cruise Part 2
We loved the Viking Jupiter from the moment we stepped aboard. Jupiter has 900 passengers, no kids and a collection of cafes, bars,...

Marcia Seligson
Feb 265 min read
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LA Fires Part 2
Lately, I’ve wanted to write about our cruise to Chile last November. With happy memories and the heart to communicate lovely times, l...

Marcia Seligson
Feb 54 min read
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South America Cruise Part 1: Argentina
From early November until the end of the month, my husband Tom and I went on a land and cruise journey to Argentina and Chile, where...

Marcia Seligson
Jan 316 min read
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The Fires in LA
It’s never been as hard for me to write about anything as it is about the fires in my city. They have been raging and spreading for a...

Marcia Seligson
Jan 143 min read
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Happy Holidays with Some of My Favorite and Least Favorite Things
SOME OF THE THINGS I LOVE: 1. Dogs. Especially mine of course. Roxie the Beloved. Also, every single golden retriever on the planet, as...

Marcia Seligson
Dec 17, 20245 min read
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General Hospital... But UCLA
Oct 11. Life is so totally unpredictable, isn’t it? The morning of October 5th, Tom and I were were walking our adorable pooch Roxie...

Marcia Seligson
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Cults 1974/2024
“Californians have a special constitutional weakness for new messiahs.” – (Sam Keen -- author and social observer) I’ve been thinking a...

Marcia Seligson
Oct 2, 20247 min read
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Is Getting Older Really Getting Better?
I can’t remember who said getting old is not for sissies. Of course, it’s true and naturally I can’t remember who said it. I do know...

Marcia Seligson
Sep 16, 20245 min read
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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...

Marcia Seligson
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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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...

Marcia Seligson
Aug 8, 20245 min read
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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...

Marcia Seligson
Jul 26, 20245 min read
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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...

Marcia Seligson
Jul 10, 20246 min read
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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...

Marcia Seligson
May 22, 20245 min read
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"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...

Marcia Seligson
May 8, 20245 min read
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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...

Marcia Seligson
Apr 24, 20246 min read
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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,...

Marcia Seligson
Apr 2, 20246 min read
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