Barack Obama came to Reno yesterday for a rally of 200 Democratic invitees at one of our local high schools. It was invitation only. And yes, I totally wanted to crash it. The media reported that he had charisma. And stood right next to people keeping eye contact and really listening. Mhmmm…that worked well for […]

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I remember summers in my childhood when we didn’t take a formal vacation. It usually involved a large house expense, like the need to paint the house, or purchase a new car. A sheer necessity that made traveling somewhere cost prohibitive. But even when we couldn’t go back to Serbia for the summer, we still […]

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Last night’s Phelps victory was a little bittersweet for me. You know I am Serbian and I graduated from Cal, so I was harboring hope that Milorad “Mike” Cavic would stand proud on the medal stand. And he did. The silver spot. But, the gold was so close. The length of a fingernail, the thickness […]

posted in: Balance, Things We Love

So here they are…ready to walk to school in the morning. Alex. Ken. Djedo. Becks. Quite the sight when you see them all lined up like that. Three generations deep. Three generations proud. Albeit different branches of that generational tree, but we are all tied together in a legal and binding contract so what does […]

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ABBA said it best in their song “Slipping Through My Fingers.” If you go and see “Mamma Mia” you’ll hear it. Or just turn your speakers up a smidge, I’ll have it playing for the rest of the week.It was a magical day. She didn’t cry (and neither did I…mostly because Ken ushered me out […]

posted in: Balance, Milestones

Our morning started out with a re-enactment of the Parade of Nations. It wasn’t quite the spectacle we viewed last night, which was adjective defying…our senses are still a little tipsy from all of the sights and sounds of the Opening Ceremony. But, we had to do our own version because we’re that kind of […]

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Here’s a trivia quiz for you. What occurred on August 7th in the year that – – All Quiet on the Western Front won the Academy Award for Best Film.-Uruguay defeated Argentina in a 4-2 World Cup win.-Unemployment soared to 8.9%.-Cost of a First Class stamp was $0.02.-Astronomers discovered the 9th planet, Pluto. Why, my […]

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