http://mindworksunlimited.com/shoshannaspeak Why would I aspire to work or play well with others? Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:56:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Always center stage, the star of all life’s dramas and comedies, a 5’1” package of fire and lightning, sharp edges and razor wit, my mother was theater to her fingertips. Today is the first anniversary of her death, the yarzheit, and the complications of our relationship arose from the dichotomy ... http://mindworksunlimited.com/shoshannaspeak/2008/05/30/a-life-well-lived/ As the wheel of the year inexorably rolled through the wet months of winter into the surprisingly soggy season of spring, the distant notes of Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” grew louder and more insistent with the approach of the bridal season. Venues, florists, food, and gowns… the beach or the church? ... http://mindworksunlimited.com/shoshannaspeak/2008/05/29/wedding-photography-and-its-assorted-permutations-of-hell/ Thanks to the joys of syndication there are few Americans-- even those born long after the series ended its original run-- who are unfamiliar with the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, introduced to us by the long-running "Andy Griffith Show." It was a quiet, folksy, friendly place in which ... http://mindworksunlimited.com/shoshannaspeak/2008/05/23/hiding-out-from-the-third-millennium/