Gram, I am Going to Miss You.

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On May 9th, at approximately 1 pm, Helen (Orr) Cocchiola passed away. She was 87. She was my Gram. For the past four months emma and I have driven to CT to visit her on a weekly basis. The time spent with her was wonderful. Gram, as I learned from mudda, enjoyed chats...

Mission(s) Accomplished, Now What?

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The US academic schedule provides an incredible structure by which one can plan for the future. How? Blocks. To think of school in the US is to speak about the K-12 experience. In fact, it is best discussed in smaller doses. K-3 – 4 years 4-5 – 2 years 6-8...

Limited Functionality = Frustration(s)

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For just over 10 weeks I have had people ask me “Why?” when I say I can’t eat something at random times of the day. It may be at work or a gathering of friends or family. It’s confusing to them and a repeated one liner for me. )points to teeth(...

Shake the Tree and See What Falls

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This. Is. Not. A. Rant. I say with the hopes of clearing the table for an honest purging of ideas. Let’s begin. Last night at around 10:15 PM I received a phone call from a friend asking if I wanted to join him on a last minute adventure to D.C. to watch the...

Invisalign Part 5

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Snacking is important when a regular scheduled meal isn’t on the agenda. Yesterday I experienced my first weekend with Invisalign. The fixtures did not prove to be completely distracting from the day but they impacted it significanly enough that I knew I had to...