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Far Above Rubies: September 2012
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Thursday, September 27, 2012. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. Yesterday morning, I made an online purchase. A couple, actually. Z needs a Fall jacket and a winter coat. So I got them. Then, I purchased a DNA test for my mom. It's been years in the making. My Mom, me and Z last week. But why couldn't Nana talk about him? By the time I was eleven, I got up the courage to ask. had she been raped? Well, for her. I didn't agree. I often w...
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Far Above Rubies: Circles, Squares & Z
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Circles, Squares and Z. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. We sat, mouths slightly agape, staring. We were shocked and hurt, K and I. We had just been counseled briefly that the child inside me might be genetically "defective". And then asked flatly, if we would like to consider terminating the pregnancy? Tina pulled out a large sheet of legal paper turning it landscape, and then began drawing circles and sq...
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Far Above Rubies: A losing battle in the never ending War on Drugs.
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Monday, December 31, 2012. A losing battle in the never ending War on Drugs. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. Federal judge Mark Bennett writes in The Nation. Of the incredibly long minimum mandatory sentences handed down to non-violent offenders found guilty on drug charges:. You can read the piece in its entirety here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Picture of The Week. To Catch a Predator.
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Far Above Rubies: I resolutely resolve not to make resolutions.
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Monday, December 31, 2012. I resolutely resolve not to make resolutions. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. It's New Year's Eve, so besides preparing for parties, Times Square, or Watchnight Services, people are setting about making New Year's Resolutions. Weight loss, job goals, learn a new language, try yoga, yadda, yadda, yadda. I say, good for them. For me? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. And h...
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Far Above Rubies: The Not-So Frequently Asked Questions
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The Not-So Frequently Asked Questions. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. Q Why are you writing a blog? Are you bored or something? A Yes, quite. However, I also enjoy writing. It’s fun. Q Why do you use so many Bible verses in your blog entries? Q So is this a Christian blog? Q If you’re a Christian, what’s with the references to “Family Guy” or “For the Love of Ray J”? That’s not very Christian…. I stick to si...
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Far Above Rubies: August 2012
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Christian Notes on Dating. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. Last night I saw links to " 5 Notes on Dating for the Guys. On Facebook from two very different sources. The first, Christian Youtube/rapper/sensation Jefferson Bethke. The second link from Stuff Christian Culture Likes. Was prefaced with " I dry-heaved on the second paragraph. Go ahead, click on the link. Links to this post. Right around the time ...
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Far Above Rubies: Welcome to East of Eden!
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Welcome to East of Eden! Posted by Alisha De Freitas. Happy New Year and welcome to East of Eden! After blogging at Far Above Rubies. For nearly four years, I've decided to move on. But it's not so much of an end as a transition. Pretty much the stuff I wrote about there will carry on over here. So why the change? I can't even join AARP for like twenty years! So why East of Eden? I have to stop a sec and ...
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Far Above Rubies: Circles, Squares & Me
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Friday, September 21, 2012. Circles, Squares and Me. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. When I sat in that doctor's office over a year and a half ago. Being told I should consider terminating my Zoe because I might. Have a genetic condition that I may. Pass on to my daughter, I knew deep in my heart, she was- and is- a gift. I knew that even if some cold, detached doctor did not, could not, would not see her value, she deserved life.
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Far Above Rubies: Great(ly different) Expectations
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The Best of the Blog. A Cross Section of the Reverential and the Relevant. Monday, December 31, 2012. Posted by Alisha De Freitas. Princeton University. I did not attend. I did, however, drive by a number of times on my way to the neurologist's office. Reading "Lost in the Meritocracy" by Walter Kirn at The Atlantic. Closing in on graduation, Kirn fumbled at what to do next. Years of prepping for academia left him feeling unprepared. I felt similarly adrift as my undergrad career came to a close. I m...
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