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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - June 10, 2013 in Columnists
Death, dying, and lessons on eyebrow management
I remember in elementary school (I think it was 5th grade at North Davis) when we learned what epidermis was (skin). We’d go around teasing the younger kids saying, “I can see your epidermis! Neener neener neener.” The intimidated ones thought “epidermis” was something embarrassing...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - May 25, 2013 in Columnists
Hello again my lovelies! I am sharing a slightly edited version of my unscripted, unrehearsed, no notes or cue cards, speaking engagement at the class, “The Psychology of Death and Dying,” at Sacramento City College on April 29, 2013. I think the class could equally be...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - May 5, 2013 in Columnists
When Cathy isn’t so chatty
The following story is 100 percent true — I’ll swear on a stack of Bibles, three books by Thich Nhat Hanh, two Wayne Dyer CDs, and one Oprah Winfrey DVD. This tale/tail is not required reading before you all continue evolving, but I thought you...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - May 2, 2013 in Columnists
Fantasy obituaries, free — reality obits, an arm and a leg
Let’s play pretend. If you don’t pretend, you can’t play with me — I have all the toys. Pretend you have a terminal illness, the kind that’s cruel and progressive but you still have enough time to write your own obituary. Just for fun, take...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - April 5, 2013 in Columnists
Line 414 on tax returns can benefit ALS research
I’m asking our tax-paying community members to make a gift of $25 or more on line 414-ALS/Lou Gehrig Disease Research Fund of your California tax return. If the ALS Association doesn’t raise a minimum of $250,000 this year, we will lose our place on the...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - March 14, 2013 in Columnists
I love Gumby but Pokey makes me want to die
“What happened to your arm!? Oh, this old thing? I fell — again. I am so lucky. I’m thrilled that I haven’t bashed my forehead into the edge of our dining table, or busted my head, neck and my backside when I fell backward into...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - March 9, 2013 in Columnists
Go ahead and jump me
Howdy iPinion Peeps! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to jump out of a plane — one that’s way, way up high, over the rainbow and almost touching the afternoon moon? “No,” you say? Harrrummpphh! Even if you’re tandem jumping with a...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - January 6, 2013 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Do you know me? Do you know me now?
(Howdy iPeeps! Please read my bio before reading this column — it will fill in the blanks that you might not even see.) “Happy Nude Ear!” Back when I was spunky and irreverent (oh yeah, I still am), I loved playing with words and phrases...
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Cathy Speck
Columnist, Photographer - December 23, 2012 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Am I serious? Am I now?
by Cathy Speck (FYI for iPinion readers: “rollator” is the new “official” name for an extra sturdy walker with bigger wheels. Some rollators are equipped to easily transform into manual wheelchairs. How do I pronounce it? Let’s say: ROLL-ah-tur. Sounds good to me. Also, I...
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