September 27, 2008
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My mother had the hots for Paul Newman from the get-go. People used to tease her about it, we four kids included, but that bothered her not a whit. I find it somewhat melancholy to reflect that Paul Newman died … Continue reading
September 14, 2008
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My mother would have been 79 today. She always told us she wouldn’t make it to 80 and we always told her she was being silly. I guess she got the last laugh. This poem always reminded me of her. … Continue reading
August 12, 2008
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My brothers and I are all baby boomers. So are all our spouses. Thus, we are a group of people whose parents grew up during the Depression. That’s an era that produced lasting scars, in ways not always apparent. As … Continue reading
August 6, 2008
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My father would have been 86 today. He always made sure that people knew that when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, it was August 6 in Japan but only August 5 in the USA, and therefore the bomb was … Continue reading
June 27, 2008
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My parents were devoted coffee drinkers. When I was little, Mom would brew coffee on the stove in one of those percolator pots (if you’ve never seen one, I bet you could find one of the old Maxwell House commercials … Continue reading
June 15, 2008
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My dad died in 2002, a few months before his 80th birthday. He’d been in declining health for several years and had Alzheimers, so it wasn’t unexpected. In fact, my brothers and I were amazed he hung on as long … Continue reading
June 1, 2008
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My daughter remarked the other day that this year her birthday falls on a Thursday, the same day as the day she was born. That led me to thinking about something I discovered about my… what do you call the … Continue reading
April 16, 2008
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I just got home from traveling to my mom’s memorial service. My brothers and I spent quite a bit of time figuring out what we would do, and despite the long-distance arrangements (two of us are in California and two … Continue reading
March 19, 2008
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Charm bracelets were really hot when I was a kid. My cousin even sent me an official American Bandstand charm bracelet, which I wish I still had because they seem to be going for pretty good money on eBay these … Continue reading
March 11, 2008
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My mother started smoking when she was 14 or so, because “the movies made it look so glamorous.” Or so she told us in later years. While she tried to quit, and did quit, several times over the years, she … Continue reading
