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Category Archives: General
Autumn Leaves and Leaving
In the autumn of 1996, Norm appeared at my kitchen door and told me he had come to say “goodbye.” Our family had moved to Connecticut from California six months earlier and Norm was one of my few friends. We … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, General, New England
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FAKE NEWS
The term “fake news” has been tossed around daily by the current US president, a master brander, not to mention a purveyor of “alternative facts” from his alternative universe. Last week the death of Paul Horner, a well known “Fake … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, General
Tagged fake news, Fixer Upper, Joanna Gaines, Paul Horner
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WHEN OLD PEOPLE BLOG
Something has gone wrong with one itty bitty piece of the technical chain that beams my blog around the world (yes, truly!) at 4:00 a.m. EST on Mondays. I am assuming you, too, were sent the same blog as last … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, Blogs, General
Tagged blog, Cats and Hurricanes, GoDaddy, MailChimp, WordPress
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MINDFULNESS AND CREATIVITY
NOTE: This post was first published in February 2015. “Mindfulness” is everywhere these days, sometimes in unexpected places. My friend and photography teacher, James Martin, forwarded two excellent, short video conversations with Jay Maisel, the acclaimed photographer. What Maisel said … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, authors, Creativity, General, Novel, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Creativity, Mindfulness, Photography
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MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS AND DISHES
I am a great fan of Mindfulness though, unfortunately, not a particularly successful practitioner. Nevertheless, I keep trying. While surfing the news for something that wasn’t about politics, technology or economics I recently discovered a New York Times series called “Meditation … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, General, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
Tagged Meditation, Mindfulness, New York Times, Washing Dishes
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NEWS WE CAN USE
As the United States prepares for a new president whose word, according to one advisor, “should not be taken literally,” I have been thinking about the news and how events are reported. If the president’s word is not to be … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, Elections, General
Tagged Donald Trump, New York Times, news reporting, Trump, Trump tweets, Trump's double chin
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TRUMP, TRAVEL AND TRAVAIL
After three weeks of travel in Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, I returned to learn that while we were flying home, Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States.* I make a point of not writing about politics in this … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, Blogs, Buddhism, Elections, General, Uncategorized
Tagged Siem Reap, Southeast Asia, Travel, Trump
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ON THE ROAD IN BURMA
The internet is working in Yangon (formerly Rangoon), Burma, so here are a few photos from some of the places we’ve been during last week’s internet-less world. Eventually I will write something about this country but it is overwhelming right … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, General, Myanmar, Photography
Tagged Buddhism, Chin Tribe, monks, Schwedagon., Sittwe, Tattooed women
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BAGAN, BURMA, PART 2
We have returned to Yangon (Rangoon) briefly and the internet works well, so here are two photos, not yet processed (i.e., Photoshopped) in any way.
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, Burma, General, Myanmar
Tagged Bagan, Burma, fishermen, Inle Lake, Nyaung Shwe
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WHY WOMEN DON’T TELL
There has been a lot of hoo-ha in the news this week about why women don’t tell others about inappropriate sexual advances. Most women understand this because it has happened to almost all of us. Unwanted physical advances are so … Continue reading
Posted in Alexis Rankin Popik, Elections, General, Secrets
Tagged 2016 Election, Donald Trump, sexual assault
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