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Category Archives: Family
Boston Marathon (Friday)
The Boston Marathon is intoxicating. For a long weekend, an entire region merges with a sporting culture, the two intermingling into en experience like no other. Sure, you’ve done a big city marathon before, and, sure, you’ve been to many … Continue reading
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Finally
“So what tipped you over?” I was coming on for my final 24 hour shift as a working obstetrician, meeting with my counterpart from the day before @ 0800 in the doctor’s lounge to pass on the work. He’s the … Continue reading
“That’s The Best Present, EVER!” concluded
…one year, beneath my tree, just like Good King John, they wrapped up and gave to me a Big, Red, INDIA RUBBER BALL. I cried and cried when I saw that, just like Johannes R. But that was not the best present ever, at least according to Cody, who is the arbiter of these things. Continue reading
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“That’s The Best Present EVER!” Part III
I was shivering with anticipation Christmas morning, and was convinced that I had hit the trifecta. Continue reading
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“That’s The Best Present EVER!” Part II
…this is a guy who, when he bought his one and only car (which he no longer uses), decided on one so small, that if you got in trouble and it broke down, you could just pick it up and put it in your pocket – the Smart Car. Continue reading
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“That’s the Best Present EVER!” (Part I)
I pretty much hate wallets – they just take up too much room. And now, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, I don’t need much cash. A twenty dollar bill, folded over twice, sometimes lasts me a whole month. Continue reading
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Christmas 2013
Cheryl and I have been in this house for thirty years – nearly half our lives. Kids have come and gone, along with dogs, cats, and other pets. But we’re still here, along with the cedar, fir and hemlock trees which surround us. Continue reading
A Festivus For The Rest of Us
…you don’t want to suppress or exclude somebody else, keep them feeling ostracized, so the way to bring them in is find the common ground, not have two separate celebrations. Then we can all join in, and be stronger together. Continue reading
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