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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 22, 20223 min read
Teaching the Teacher
And so it begins...again So, I had my first class and it was a wonderful thing! A little stage-frighty, a little “How do I fill two - and...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 15, 20222 min read
Here We Go Again
Next week, I'm jumping off a new cliff Not literally. I mean, I live in Florida after all, ergo, no cliffs. And I can’t see myself...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 9, 20223 min read
Spidey
We watched Spider-man last night. Not the newest one but the last one. It was great. He says Hi. I love Spider-man. He’s like in my top...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Dec 31, 20212 min read
Resolution Redux
My resolutions haven’t changed since I was in college and had a personal philosophy based on equal parts Thoreau, Frank Lloyd Wright and...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Dec 28, 20212 min read
The In-between
It’s the Monday after Christmas and before the New Year. Mid-evening to be precise. I have a glass of white wine and a handful of...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Dec 18, 20213 min read
We Three Trees
1,748 ornaments...give or take. Obsessive? Possibly. Statement making? Absolutely. We have two trees. Two gorgeous, dramatically...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Dec 4, 20213 min read
Oh, and She Was Beautiful
Arlene Dahl said farewell last week, and I bet most people don’ t know who Arlene Dahl was. She was one of the most beautiful women who...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Nov 20, 20213 min read
The Season of Cher-ing
Turn back time... I’m obsessed with a few things and people. Always have been. Clouds, bridges, fire flies, Elizabeth Taylor, french...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Nov 6, 20212 min read
Quiet Time
My favorite time to work is 3 am, when everyone is sleeping. Always has been. It’s a different kind of quiet – there’s a kind of...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Oct 30, 20211 min read
Culture Not Cancelled
It's back. This week the Sarasota Ballet season started and so, too, the opera. And the museums have new exhibitions. And the Rolling...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Oct 16, 20212 min read
Street Lights
Last week I went to Manhattan. My Manhattan – as anyone who’s ever lived there for more than a decade would say, with the attitude that...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Oct 2, 20212 min read
Jennifer in the Sky
She skydives. Of course she does. Every chance she gets. We met 11 years ago through work. She was the client, I was the hired hand. We...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 26, 20212 min read
The Write Stuff
Here’s the thing about writing – it’s hard. And I don’t actually understand how it happens. You, and by “you”, of course, I mean “me”,...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 19, 20212 min read
Carry Your Landscapes with You
Joan Mitchell was an idea. A seemingly impossible idea – a successful (in her own lifetime) and respected (in her own lifetime) and...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Bellamato (Beautiful Dear Ones)
They came from near and far. They came to celebrate an event twice delayed that now was actually happening. Family, friends, soul mates,...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 4, 20211 min read
Uncommon Courtesy
When others come first So, here’s a thought – what if other people’s well being came before the thought of your own? Interesting, right?...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 28, 20212 min read
What Would Nicole Kidman Do?
Some people seem to work all the time. I mean, ALL THE TIME. A body in motion tends to stay in motion, and all that. I think that’s why...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Respect
Mutual is the operative word Some years ago, in an interview situation where I was a finalist for a job I wanted, one of the interviewers...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Re-Begin
I didn’t write a blog today, I didn’t have a topic. I guess that makes me idea-less or, some might say, myopic. Or maybe it’s the...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Written on the Wind
I received a handwritten note the other day...written on a note card...in ink...and signed..... Nice. The handwriting looks like the...
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