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Jan 24
3 min

Bear with me.

I thought I might drop in and say hello, and do a bit of an update on me and my various non-criminal activities. First, my writing is...

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Chocolate paté recipe for those who are still nailing their COVID weight loss goals.

Jennifer Z. Major

Aug 30, 2020
2 min

Chocolate paté recipe for those who are still nailing their COVID weight loss goals.

So here you all go, Jennifer Major's Chocolate Paté!

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Jennifer Z. Major

Aug 25, 2020
3 min

When the truth gets twisted.

Rarely do I really let it rip on here, because I try and appear like I have it together and never get rattled. Well, if anyone has seen...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Jul 19, 2020
3 min

Specky and the prostitutes.

Photo:tripadvisor.com A good Sunday to you all. Yes, it's Sunday. Yes, as rare as I write and post them, today you're getting a sermon. I...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Jul 6, 2020
2 min

"Why is it always about race with you?"

That was the question spat at me one winter day a couple of years ago. I was speaking with someone closely acquainted with my career...

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Jennifer Z. Major

May 6, 2020
1 min

A birthday poem.

T'was the night before 57 And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Not even a mouse. The Advil was hung on the counter with...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Mar 26, 2020
3 min

Before and after.

In case you've been on a six month long meditative retreat somewhere without Wifi, or you've been locked in a cave, or you've been at sea...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Mar 6, 2020
3 min

Winifred, The Brave.

I barely knew her, Mrs. Winifred H. But she was special to our family and she taught me a lot without ever knowing that she had any...

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The Big News: The Diary of My Last Four Weeks

Jennifer Z. Major

Feb 15, 2020
5 min

The Big News: The Diary of My Last Four Weeks

BIG news!!

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Jennifer Z. Major

Jan 20, 2020
2 min

The quarter.

Author's mother's photo. Years ago, my brother-let's call him Mr. Clean- and I worked at the most beautiful camp in the history of camps,...

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Jennifer Zarifeh Major

Dec 16, 2019
4 min

Dealing With Rejection

This may be my last post of the decade, which sounds dramatic, but the decade ends in 16 days...so yeah. So, the title. Dealing With...

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Side gig: playing with a finely chopped tree.

Jennifer Z. Major

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

Side gig: playing with a finely chopped tree.

(Narrator's voice over...we now return to Jennifer's efforts to turn a piece of poorly maintained furniture into a thing of beauty...) To...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Nov 4, 2019
3 min

Vertigo.

Two weeks and one day ago, on a stunning, sunny Sunday, I was outside, wrestling an antique oak hutch, and having a blast with my sander,...

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Anyone hungry?? How about some gluten free carrot cake with cream cheese icing!!

Jennifer Z. Major

Oct 20, 2019
2 min

Anyone hungry?? How about some gluten free carrot cake with cream cheese icing!!

Sometimes, when life gets busy, I don't feel like writing a deep and meaningful blogpost. In those moments, and hours, mostly I just want...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Sep 30, 2019
3 min

Something new under the sun.

Anyone who's been reading here for any length of time knows a few things... 1) I use 19 point Enriqueta font. 2) I love the Southwest. 3I...

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Jennifer Z. Major

Sep 23, 2019
3 min

6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

Lessons over 6 years.

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Jennifer Z. Major

Sep 8, 2019
4 min

Flying solo, and a phone call.

Happy September!! I hope you all had a great summer. Unless you're a Southern Hemisphere person, then your summer is on its way! We had...

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Grace, parenting, and not throwing a fit...

Jennifer Zarifeh Major

Jul 22, 2019
5 min

Grace, parenting, and not throwing a fit...

This post has nothing to do with my work, and then quite a bit to do with my work. So, here we go... The other day I was scrolling...

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Thelma and Louise go undercover in New Mexico.

Jennifer Zarifeh Major

Jun 12, 2019
2 min

Thelma and Louise go undercover in New Mexico.

Okay, so, fun story...after Thelma and I left White Sands and headed toward El Morro, there was a long, glorious stretch of road across...

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Going AWOL With Thelma and Louise in The Subaru of Justice.

Jennifer Z. Major

May 27, 2019
4 min

Going AWOL With Thelma and Louise in The Subaru of Justice.

So, I'm back after a FABULOUS three week adventure Out West. Yes, I missed my husband and kids...there, we got that disclaimer out of the...

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