Lane Changes
Memoir, essays, (in)famous folks, humor, travel tales, culture, poems, senior life, soloing, opinions, oddities, photos and eighty+ years of musings
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About My Bro (opens the original)
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Kilts, Saris and Dancing at Two Fusion Weddings (opens the original)
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25 Years Later: Memories, Commemorations and the 9/11 Museum (opens the original)
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Survivor interviews, first-person accounts, heartbreaking voice recordings and stark videos have led up to this year’s commemoration of 9/11. “2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor” was one of several special displays created for this 25th anniversary, shaped with input from victims’ families, survivors and first responders. Lights above first gathered into a helix, swirling upward before assembling into the shape of the towers, which eventually broke apart back into individual lights. <a class="ima
I Live By Lake Ontario, and I’m Pissed! (opens the original)
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Sometimes an act may seem small in the scheme of things but reverberates far and wide. Such is the recent attempt to change the name of Lake Ontario, situated between Canada’s most populous province of Ontario and western New York.Lake Ontario retained its name for well over 400 years. But as we know, sharpie in hand, Trump suddenly renamed it Lake America. This petty change hits close to home, literally, as we’ve spent much of the year for the last five years near Lake Ontario’s shore.<a class=
Paid Subscribers: Enjoy my audiobook! Part 13 (opens the original)
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Thank you for supporting Lane Changes with a paid subscription! Here’s an excerpt of my award-winning audio book, Places I Remember: Tales, Truths, Delights from 100 Countries. “One of the Best Indie Books of the year” (Kirkus Reviews).Amazon readers review! “laughed out loud” “this book is delightful!”“witty and personal voice” “an ideal gift” “lovely … <a href="https://lealane.substack.com/p/paid-subscribers
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