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My friend Marystephanie and I certainly set a good pace for ourselves on our trip to London this March, and just because Monday was our last full day, we were not going to slow down.
We had …
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Kathy Werner
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6/6/25
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He had an uncanny knack for breaking into things.
The oven where we hid the box of pizza.
The cabinet where we hid the baking supplies.
The dishwasher not yet full …
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Jeanne Sager
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6/3/25
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I’d turned my lens on a co-worker during a branding session in Boston this week when she put me on the spot.
“But who takes your picture?” she wanted to know.
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Jeanne Sager
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5/27/25
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Our fourth day in the United Kingdom was another busy one. My traveling buddy Marystephanie and I began by taking a fantastically informative tour of Bletchley Park, a must for all history …
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Kathy Werner
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5/23/25
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I probably didn’t need to Google “how much time does the average American spend without power each year?”
Over some 15 years working remotely for companies across the country …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/20/25
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There comes a time in every country homeowner’s life when they find themselves in a war with a groundhog.
Battles are typically waged on a number of fronts, namely the front side of …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/13/25
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My brain told me the face was familiar, but the name floated out somewhere in the ether, just beyond my reach.
Standing stock still, my body in panic mode, my brain turned itself inside …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/6/25
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Our third full day in London was a corker! Marystephanie and I rose early, caught the tube to Waterloo Station and then took the train to Hampton Court Palace. Once again, the Brits make it so easy …
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Kathy Werner
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5/2/25
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I spent a recent Thursday asking a lot of teenagers a variation of the same question: Do you know what you’d like to do after high school?
It’s a question teenagers are asked on a …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/29/25
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The second half of our second day in the United Kingdom was spent in the land of Downton Abbey. We were quite fortunate that my friend Marystephanie and I had planned our trip for early March, …
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Kathy Werner
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4/25/25
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If you live in Western Sullivan County, you’re accustomed to long drives and finding ways to fill them. A long drive back and forth from a doctor’s appointment or a run to the DMV is …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/22/25
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My friend Marystephanie and I had set ourselves another daunting schedule for our second full day in the United Kingdom. She arranged for us to be driven to both Blenheim Palace and Highclere Castle …
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Kathy Werner
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4/18/25
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For weeks now, I’ve spent my early mornings perched in my office chair, wrapped up in a blanket, hitting “delete.”
I’d like to pretend I don’t know how my hard …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/15/25
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When we last left our intrepid London vacationers, we (by which I mean Marystephanie and I) had just left the Churchill War Rooms and taken the tube back to our hotel in South Kensington.
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Kathy Werner
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4/11/25
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When kids do battle with the drama inherent in high school attendance, there’s an almost universal mantra adopted by their parents: In a few years, this will end, and you never have to see …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/8/25
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One of the problems when you fly overnight to Europe is that you often arrive wiped out and not fit for anything but a nap. However, thanks to the recent Daylight Savings Time switch, we …
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Kathy Werner
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4/4/25
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I detest the term “bucket list” since it brings up the specter of our own mortality. However, I did just have a holiday that I had been dreaming of for ages.
I …
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Kathy Werner
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3/28/25
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Every once in a while, I end up in the lobby of Grover Hermann Hospital in Callicoon. Each time I do, I can’t help but stare at the tribute to “Mrs. Charles P. Kautz” in honor of a …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/25/25
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Last Sunday I bought myself a bouquet of red tulips. They have shown me their bright smiling blooms for the past week, and they are cheering during these cold March days.
As the week has …
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Kathy Werner
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3/21/25
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There are certain magical moments we get to experience just once each year.
What makes them so special isn’t just the brief time we’re afforded but the fact that you …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/18/25
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I spent a most enjoyable weekend with my family in Callicoon last Saturday and decided to ride down Route 97 on my way home. It was a real trip down memory lane. As I drove down Route 97, I …
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Kathy Werner
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3/14/25
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I get the text that my teenager is on their way home, and my breath catches.
This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. For weeks I’ve been counting down the days like a little …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/11/25
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A sage once noted that “a man in possession of a large fortune who wishes to be in possession of a small fortune should purchase a hotel.”
In other words, buying a hotel is a dicey …
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Kathy Werner
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3/7/25
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A note of apology: To my loyal readers who missed Inside Out last week, I am sorry. Doctor visits and hospitalizations for seasonal flu hit a 15-year-high in the U.S. last month, and yours truly was …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/4/25
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Guest Columnist
My favorite aspect of stand-up comedy is planning out each section of my performance when there are months before the actual show. No pressure, no fast-approaching deadline, just …
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Mike Werner
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2/28/25
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