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Pain Into Purpose

by on Sep.07, 2016, under Film & TV, Society

Fran Drescher has always been and will always be an inspiration to me: funny, creative, and strong, all while having faced several tragedies in her life – including rape as well as cancer.

And now that I’ve seen this interview with Oprah from a few years ago, I appreciate her (and now, also her ex-husband) even more. As she says in this interview, “It’s turning lemons into lemonades and pain into purpose.”

May we all be as strong as this wonderful woman!

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Tomorrow, You Will Awaken

by on Jun.17, 2016, under Film & TV

Yetta: Read me my horoscope.
Fran: Oh, OK. Ah, “Scorpio. Tomorrow, you will awaken…”
Yetta: [excitedly] Whoo-hoo!

– The Nanny, Season 5 Episode 9

Bubbe Yetta has passed away.

She will always be one of the best and most hilarious grandmas on TV other than the Golden Girls.

Have a good sleep, Yetta. You may no longer awaken tomorrow, but you deserve the well-earned rest.

Don’t smoke too much in heaven.

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