By Cindy Phillips posted May 30, 2012 As I write this column, I am preparing for a Memorial Day weekend trip to the beach. I am making a mental packing list that includes bathing suits, sundresses, shorts, tank tops and […]
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Taxes – What Happened to the Refund Check?
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Apr 18, 2012 08:17 AM I can recall my parents, and their friends, using the expression “the only thing certain in life is paying taxes and dying.” I thought this was not only a curious […]
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I want to take you higher; The crazy high heels out there today will never be seen on this Boomer body
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Apr 4, 2012 09:19 AM I went shoe shopping today. Well, let me rephrase that. I attempted to go shoe shopping today. Similar to jeans shopping, I have a difficult time finding the right fit, […]
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What was Super before the Super Bowl?
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Jan 25, 2012 12:07 PM The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967 in Los Angeles. Anyone remember who won? Anyone remember who played? Well Green Bay romped Kansas City in a 35-10 […]
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A good hearty snowstorm requires snow suits and idiot mittens
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Dec 14, 2011 10:19 AM When I moved to Vermont several years ago, my affection for a good, hearty snowfall took on a new meaning. Snow was good for business. It meant skiers, riders and […]
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Did you say you want a revolution?
By Cindy Phillips updated Fri, Mar 21, 2014 11:59 AM We Boomers were a generation of revolutions – sexual, political and for this Boomer, the most prolific was the musical revolution. I spent many an hour watching the revolutions of […]
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Snow storm preparation just ain’t what it used to be
By Cindy Phillips updated Thu, Feb 20, 2014 09:50 PM As I write this column, the East is being hammered by a storm of epic proportions. Vermonters know well the effects of a classic Nor’easter. But those who live in […]
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Everything old is new again
Cindy Phillips posted Oct 4, 2013 I recently had lunch with a young female dentist who talked about the home her and her husband, also a dentist, were in the process of buying. The house sits in a very upscale […]
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Recollections from school “back in the day”
Cindy Phillips posted Sep 19, 2013 Alice Cooper rocked us with “school’s out for summer” back in 1972, the year I graduated high school. But right now kids all over the country are returning to school after what I am […]