While all manner of good sense argues to banish tokens of a bygone era to storage, some things linger through time, writes J.P. Devine.
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J.P. Devine: What’s your sign?
What message did the stars, the planets, the sun and moon have for Howard Schulz, the CEO of Starbucks, on May 29 when his stores closed so his employees could have a lesson on racial bias, writes astrology-addicted J.P. Devine.
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J.P. Devine: Is that you, Zoe?
The cleaners at restaurants seem to have less time to chat with customers and tend to their chores like quiet ghosts until opportunity beckons, write J.P. Devine.
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First impressions captured in a drawer full of snapshots
Meeting your significant other’s relatives while in character from a play you’re appearing in can lead to some interesting reactions, J.P. Devine writes.
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J.P. Devine: Once upon a garden that reverted to the yard
Enemy country now, loaded with ticks, not to mention legions of mosquitoes, surrendered now to nocturnal denizens, writes J.P. Devine.
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J.P. Devine: Battle cries and brouhaha
With no deployment of Maine guardsmen to the southern border and 45 set to visit Korea for a bite of kimchee, J.P. Devine writes he is deeply disappointed that we’re left to defend the border alone.
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J.P. Devine: Leaving me flowers after my procedure? Ask for Loretta
A natural fear of hospitals, a wary eye toward contracting infection on visits, a liking for leftover hospital food? Despite these, J.P. Devine writes that his procedure will be like popping into Starbucks for a latte.
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J.P. Devine: Kartoffelsalat, my father’s favorite
How an Irishman came to indulge in a German dish despite an aversion to mixing with the Germans of South St. Louis, writes J.P. Devine.
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J.P. Devine: Losing sleep over Washington firings?
What’s going to happen to all those people who are losing their jobs at the White House, J.P. Devine wonders.
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J.P. Devine: After the last dog is gone
The daughters say get another dog, but that entails much more than just going to the rescue pound and picking one out. How do you choose which one? writes J.P. Devine.